poetry terminology Flashcards

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1
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poem

A

expresses an experience or statement that cannot be fully paraphrased in prose

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2
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speaker

A

voice behind the poem

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3
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imagery

A
visual
auditory
tactile 
gustatory
olfactory
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4
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didactic

A

language that is designed to impart a lesson

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5
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language to teach a lesson

A

didactic

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6
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assonance

consonance

A

vowel sounds

consonant sounds

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7
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idiom

A

saying

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8
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jargon

A

words or expressions by a particular group

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9
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beginning sounds repeated

A

alliteration

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10
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vowel sounds

consonate sounds

A

assonance

consonance

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11
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saying

A

idiom

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12
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words or expressions by a particular group

A

jargon

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13
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nice set of wheels

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synecdoche

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