Poetry 10 Flashcards
1
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literal/denotation
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dictionary or direct meaning; the actual definition
2
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figurative/connotation
A
implied meaning; what you meant
3
Q
metaphor
A
compare two things
4
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simile
A
same as metaphor but uses “like or “as”
5
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personification
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giving an object human-like qualities
6
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hyperbole
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an over-exaggeration
7
Q
tone
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the writers attitude
8
Q
mood
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the atmosphere or feeling created in a reader
9
Q
setting
A
time and place of the story
10
Q
imagery
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descriptive language that uses the five senses
11
Q
five senses
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sight sound smell taste touch
12
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alliteration
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the repetition of sounds (tongue twisters)
13
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onomatopoeia
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words that sound like the sounds they represent
14
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narrative
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tells a story
15
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lyric
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music
16
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free verse
A
no rhythm, no rhyme
17
Q
halku
A
Japanese poem about nature unrhymed 3 lines: 5 syllables 7 syllables 5 syllables
18
Q
stanza
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paragraph
19
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rhyme scheme
A
a
b
a
b
20
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couplet
A
two lines in a row that rhyme
