Poetry Unit Flashcards

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1
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Poetic technique that represents sounds.

A

Onomatopoeia.

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Poetic technique that represents a sensory experience.

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Imagery.

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Poetic technique used to compare two things using “like” or “as”.

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Simile.

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Poetic technique used to compare two things without the use of “like” or “as”.

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Metaphor.

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Poetic technique of a great exaggeration.

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Hyperbole.

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Poetic technique when something represents more than it actually is.

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Symbolism.

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A group of lines related in a poem.

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Stanza.

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8
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The hint at the intended message.

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Poetic shift.

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9
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Specific word choices made by the author.

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Diction.

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10
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When the opposite of what is expected occurs (situational); when the opposite of what is meant is said (verbal); and when the audience knows something a character does not (dramatic).

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Irony.

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11
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Poetic technique where an inanimate object is give a human like characteristic.

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Personification.

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Poetic technique where at the beginning of words, there is a repetition of consonants.

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Alliteration.

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13
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The intended message of the poem.

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Theme.

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Poetic technique where a phrase in which two words of contradictory meaning are used together for special effect.

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Oxymoron.

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Poetic technique where words or phrases are repeated.

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Repetition.

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16
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Poetic Technique where words have endings that sound alike;

  - End \_\_\_\_\_: At the end of lines, words \_\_\_\_\_
 - Internal \_\_\_\_\_: Words that \_\_\_\_\_ are in the middle of the line.
A

Rhyming (rhyme).

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17
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Poetic technique created by syllables, rhyme or repetition.

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Rhythm.

18
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What do horizontal lines imply?

A

Tranquility and rest.

19
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What to vertical lines imply?

A

Power and strength.

20
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What do curved lines or S shaped lines imply?

A

Quiet, calm and positive feelings.

21
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What is positive space?

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Where shapes and forms exist.

22
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What is negative space?

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The empty space around shapes and forms.

23
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What is bleeding?

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When an image/word extends past a border onto negative space. Can symbolize freedom, overcoming barriers, etc.

24
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Why does colour affect us?

A

Colour has connotative meaning attached to them.

25
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What does red represent?

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Excitement, energy, passion, love, desire, strength, power, aggression, danger, fire, blood, war and violence.

26
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What does pink represent?

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Love, romance and excitement.

27
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What does yellow represent?

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Joy, happiness and optimism.

28
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What does blue represent?

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Peace, cold, calm and depression.

29
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What does purple represent?

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Royalty and nobility.

30
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What does green represent?

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Nature, health, luck, youth, spring, jealousy and envy.

31
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What does brown represent?

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Earth and stability.

32
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What does white represent?

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Purity, birth, simplicity, peace and innocence.

33
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What does black represent?

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Mystery, fear and evil.

34
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What is a focal point?

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The area that first attracts attention in a composition. This area is more important when compared to the other objects in a composition.

35
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What is balance?

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Balance is a feeling of visual equality in shape, colour, etc.

36
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What does symmetrical balance represent?

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A calming sense.

37
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What does asymmetrical balance represent?

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A sense of tension or confusion.

38
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What is internal framing?

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When there is a frame on the page, made by negative space.

39
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What is the theme of “The Red Tree”?

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Let others into your life, and you will feel much more satisfied, than when you locked yourself in and shut everyone else out.

40
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What is symbolic in “The Red Tree”?

A

Various answers. Here are a few.

 - Internal framing represents a barrier.
 - A red leaf is one every page to represent a glimmer of hope finding the outside world.
 - The paper boat, keeping the little girl afloat in life.