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Free Verse

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The lines do not rhyme, nor is there a regular meter

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Catalog

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There are frequent lists of people, things, and attributes

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Repetition

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Words or phrases are repeated at the beginning of two or more lines

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Parallelism

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Related ideas are phrased in similar ways (ideas similar in different words/sentences)

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Walt Whitman

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Appreciates/believes strongly in nature and America’s culture (pro American)

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Imagery

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Representation of a sensory (5) experience; suggests a mental picture

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Metaphor

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Comparison of unlike objects without using like or as; comparison implied

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Simile

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Comparison of unlike objects using like or as

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Personification

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Attributes of humans given to animals, objects, or ideas

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Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close to one another in a phrase/line

Ex. Lucy likes limes

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Consonance

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Repetition of consonant sounds in a combination of the beginning, middle, and/or end of words that are close to one another in a phrase/line

Ex. Lily feels sickly
(The L’s)

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Assonance

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Repetition of similar vowel sounds in words that are close to one another in a phrase/line

Ex. Lyle flies kites in the sky

(The y, ie, i, y)

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Symbol

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An object that stands for/represents something else

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Onomatopoeia

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Use of words that sound like they mean

Ex. Buzz, crash, slam, boom

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Hyperbole

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An exaggeration or overstatement

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Allusion

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Indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work that the author assumes you already know

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Foreshadowing

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Giving hints and indications about something that is going to happen later in a piece

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Theme

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What the author is trying to say through his or her work; the subject matter of the piece; a recurrent idea throughout a piece

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Tone

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The emotion of a piece as expressed by an author through word choice and imagery

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Irony

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Describes an incident in which the opposite of what is expected occurs

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Stereotype

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A generalization about a particular group of people; not necessarily true or all people in any said group

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Mood (how you feel)

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The use of connotation, imagery, figurative language, sound and rhythm, and descriptive details that contribute to a work’s atmosphere

Ex. The house was gloomy and dark and the wolves were howling when midnight struck.

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Voice

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The language an author uses in their writing to express their personality using the elements of structure, tone, and diction (word choice)

Ex. Factual details using diction

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Conflict

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A struggle between opposing forces

Ex. The conflict between two people (man vs man) (man vs self)

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Genre

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The category that each written piece falls into

Ex. Science fiction, romance, horror, biography

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Setting

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The time and a place in which an action occurs

Ex. New York, Salem

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Colloquial

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Use in ordinary or familiar conversation (not formal)

Ex. Slang, informal language, wanna, gonna

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Sonnet form

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14 lines that consist of 3 groups of 4 lines and a couplet of 2 with a rhyme scheme of A B A B C D C D E F E F G G

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End rhyme

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It’s a rhyme at the end of lines (words or syllables rhyme)

Ex. In “The Raven”

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Internal rhyme

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A rhyme that occurs within the lines

Ex. Napping and you came rapping

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Ballad form (repeated stanza)

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A narrative poem that usually has 4 line stanzas with rhyme and rhythm and can contain dialogue and repetition

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Half rhyme (slant rhyme)

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A rhyme in which the stress syllables of ending consonants match; however, the proceeding vowel sounds don’t match

Ex. Bridge and grudge

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Passive voice (double verb)

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The subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb

Ex. The snack was given to Danny

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Tone (how author feels)

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The writer’s attitude towards his or her’s subject matter

Ex. Upset, snarky, biased

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Active voice

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The subject of the sentence is performing (completing) the action

Ex. Nick failed a quiz

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Point of view

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Who is telling the story

Ex. First-person (I and we)
Second-person (you, them, theirs, they)
Third-person (he, she, that, him, her, it)

Limited- one character knows (only his perspective)

Omission- author knows what every character is thinking

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Antagonist/Protagonist

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A- the character who opposes the protagonist

P- the main character (“the hero”)

John Proctor (P) and Abigail (A)

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Situational irony

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The contrast between what is expected to happen as what ends up happening

Ex. Crucible (Tituba isn’t hanged for confessing)

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Verbal irony (sarcasm)

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Someone states something, but means another (something else)

Ex. Wow this is a great day (day after crazy election)

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Dramatic irony

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When the readers know more about a situation in a story than the characters do

Ex. Readers know Abigail was lying and the judge didn’t

Readers knew Juliet wasn’t really dead

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Flashback

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A scene that describes events that occurred at an earlier time

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Parody

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A work that is created to imitate/ make fun of/ comment on original work in a humorous way

Ex. Scary movies and Simpsons

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Allusion

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An indirect reference to a person, place, or thing that the author believes the reader may find familiar

Ex. Reference to Greek characters

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Theme

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The central idea(s) the writer wishes to share with the reader

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Foreshadowing

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A writer’s use of hints/ clues to indicate events that will occur later in the story

Ex. Amanda and Tom realize that he is becoming more like their father

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Assonance

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In poetry, it’s when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound

Ex. I like limes
I like Mike
All apples are appealing

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Consonance (not always alliteration)

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The repetition of sounds of consonants of words close to one another

Ex. Lily loves lollipops
Peter piper picked a pair of pickled peppers

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Alliteration (consonance)

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A repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Ex. Sneaky snake

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Local color

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Description of the way characters dress, speak, and act to give the reader a sense of the culture in the piece

Ex. Dialect, stores, accents (harry potter world)

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Satire

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The use of parody, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule with the intent of criticizing individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement (culturally) (sometimes funny)

Ex. Saturday night live (at some times)
Political cartoons

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