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what is poetry

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a rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery to appeal to emotion and imagination

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what is a narrative

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a story told in verse form

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what is a ballad

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a type of poem that is meant to be sung and is both lyric and narrative in nature

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what is an alliteration

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the repetition of the initial consonant sound in two or more words in the same line of verse

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what is consonance

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the repetition of consonant sounds that are NOT at the beginnings of words in a line of verse

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what is assonance

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the similarity or repetition of vowel sounds in two or more words with different consonant sounds

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what is onomatopoeia

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the use of words that imitate the sounds they define

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what is repetition

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repeating a word or phrase within a poem

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what is refrain

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the repetition of one or more phrases or lines at definite intervals in a poem, usually at the end of a stanza

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what is a simile

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two dissimilar things are compared using words such as “like”, “as”, or “than”

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what is a metaphor

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two dissimilar things are compared WITHOUT using words such as “like”, “as”, or “than”

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What is a direct metaphor

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directly compares two things with a verb such as “is”

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what is an implied metaphor

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suggests a comparison without using “is”

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what is an extended metaphor

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a metaphor that is developed over several lines of writing

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what is personification

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giving human or animate qualities to nonhuman or inanimate things

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what is apostrophe

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words that are spoken to a person who is absent or imaginary, or to an object or abstract idea

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what is literary allusion

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a reference to a person, place, or thing from previous literature

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what is a hyperbole

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exaggeration for the sake of effect, for emphasis, not to be taken literally

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what is a litotes

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understatement for the sake of effect

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what is verbal irony

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saying the opposite of what is true

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what is antithesis

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balancing or contrasting one thing against another for effect

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what is synecdoche

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using a part of something to represent a whole

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what is metonymy

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the substitution of one word for another closely associated word

24
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what is paradox

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an apparent contradiction, which proves upon further examination, to be true

25
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a rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery to appeal to emotion and imagination

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poetry

26
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a story told in verse form

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narrative

27
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a type of poem that is meant to be sung and is both lyric and narrative in nature

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ballad

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the repetition of the initial consonant sound in two or more words in the same line of verse

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alliteration

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the repetition of consonant sounds that are NOT at the beginnings of words in a line of verse

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consonance

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the similarity or repetition of vowel sounds in two or more words with different consonant sounds

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assonance

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the use of words that imitate the sounds they define

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onomatopoeia

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repeating a word or phrase within a poem

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repetition

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the repetition of one or more phrases or lines at definite intervals in a poem, usually at the end of a stanza

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refrain

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two dissimilar things are compared using words such as “like”, “as”, or “than”

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simile

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two dissimilar things are compared WITHOUT using words such as “like”, “as”, or “than”

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metaphor

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directly compares two things with a verb such as “is”

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direct metaphor

37
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suggests a comparison without using “is”

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implied metaphor

38
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a metaphor that is developed over several lines of writing

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extended metaphor

39
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giving human or animate qualities to nonhuman or inanimate things

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personification

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words that are spoken to a person who is absent or imaginary, or to an object or abstract idea

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apostrophe

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a reference to a person, place, or thing from previous literature

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literary allusion

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exaggeration for the sake of effect, for emphasis, not to be taken literally

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hyperbole

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understantement for the sake of effect

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litotes

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saying the opposite of what is true

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verbal irony

45
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balancing or contrasting one thing against another for effect

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antithesis

46
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using a part of something to represent a whole

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synecdoche

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the substitution of one word for another closely associated word

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metonymy

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an apparent contradiction, which proves upon further examination, to be true

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paradox

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