Poetry Terms Flashcards
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- the thoughts or feelings associated or connected with a word
Ex: rabbit; bunny
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- connotation
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- repetition of consonant sounds usually at the beginning of words
Ex: Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers
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- alliteration
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- literal meaning of a word; dictionary definition
Ex: rabbit; bunny
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- denotation
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- exaggeration
Ex: the garbage was piled up to the sky
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- hyperbole
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- details that appeal to the 5 senses
Ex: the dust from the road clogged our dry throats and stung our eyes
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- imagery
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- comparison of 2 unlike things (NOT using like, or as)
Ex: the road was a ribbon of moonlight
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- metaphor
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- words whose sound suggests their meaning
Ex: boom; buzz; swish; crash; clang
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- onomatopoeia
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- giving non-human things human qualities
Ex: the sun smiled down on us
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- personification
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- repetition of sounds at the ends of words
Ex: hat; cat; sat; rat; bat; chat
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- rhyme
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- pattern of stressed and unstressed poems; the beat
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- rythm
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- comparison of 2 unlike things (USING like or as)
Ex: his hair was like moldy hay
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- simile
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- something that stands for something beyond its literal meaning
Ex: dove = Holy Spirit; purity; peace. heart = love; courage; passion
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- symbol
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- assign a letter of the alphabet to end words
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- rhyme scheme
