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what are four examples of figurative language?

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simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole

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What is a simile?

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a comparison using like or as

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What is a metaphor?

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a comparison NOT using like or as

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What is a personification?

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giving non human objects human charecteristics

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What is hyperbole?

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a big exaggeration.

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What are 8 examples of Sound?

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alliteteration, internal rhyme, onomatopoeia, anaphora, epistrophe, rhyming couplet, slant rhyme, and repetition

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What is a alliteration?

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when two or more words in a line of poetry begin with the same consonant sound

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What is a internal rhyme?

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when two or more rhyming words appear in a line of poetry

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What is onomatopoeia

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a word that imitates the sound of the object or action it refers to

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What is anaphora?

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when two or more consecutive lines begin with the same word/words

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what is epistrophe?

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when two or more consecutive lines end with the same word/ words

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What is a ryhming couplet?

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a pair of lines that ryhme

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what is a slant rhyme?

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a type of rhyme in which the vowel sounds or word endings are not identical: the two words sound similar but they do not form at true rhyme

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What is repetition?

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the repeating of a word or phrase for emphasis or rhythmic effect

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What are six types of Meaning?

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Irony, imagery, allusion, theme, tone, mood

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What is irony?

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Situational irony- an occurrence that is the opposite of what was expected
Verbal irony- the author says one thing and means the opposite

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What is imagery?

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Words and phrases that evoke images or other sensory experiences in a reader’s mind

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What is allusion?

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A brief reference to a well known person, place, event, etc.

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What is theme?

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The message that the poet is attempting to get across to his or her readers

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What is tone?

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The writer’s and/or speaker’s attitude towards his readers and/or his subject

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What is mood?

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The feeling or atmosphere of a poem

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What are three types of structure?

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Stanza, sonnet, free verse

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What is a stanza?

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A section of a poem (similar to a paragraph in a prose); a stanza is named for the number of lines it contains

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What is a sonnet?

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A 14 line poem that uses pentameter (meaning 10 syllables per line), often iambic pentameter

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What is free verse?

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Poetry that does not have a regular rhyme scheme or meter

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What is rhyme scheme?

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Rhyme scheme refers to the pattern of rhyme a poem follows. Rhyming words are depicted using letters.

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What are two examples of meter?

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Foot and meter

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What is foot?

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A foot means two syllables

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What is a meter?

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A line of poetry is named according to the number of feet it contains

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How do you spell a word that imitates the sound of the object or action it refers to?

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O-n-o-m-a-t-o-p-o-e-i-a

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