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Poetry Vocab Flashcards

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Simile

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A comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’

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Metaphor

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A comparison without using ‘like’ or ‘as’

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Oxymoron

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Opposite meaning words that appear side by side or close together

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Idiom

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Expressions that have developed new meaning and are not to be taken seriously

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Analogy

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A comparison of two things shown based on structure

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Hyberbole

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An extreme exaggeration

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Onomatopoeia

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sound effect words

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Symbolism

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An object or objects that represent something else

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Alliteration

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Repeated letter or sound at the beginning of or closely connected words

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Personification

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Giving Objects the ability to do human things

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Imagery

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Language that appeals to one of the five senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell)

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Pun

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A funny way of using a word or phrase so that more than one meaning is suggested

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Connotative

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The implied meaning (figurative)

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Denotative

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The actual meaning (literal)

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Figurative

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Expressive Language (unreal)

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Literal

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The exact meaning (actual)

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A comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’

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Simile

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A comparison without using ‘like’ or ‘as’

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Metaphor

19
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Opposite meaning words that appear side by side or close together

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Oxymoron

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Expressions that have developed new meaning and are not to be taken seriously

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Idiom

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A comparison of two things shown based on structure

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Analogy

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An extreme exaggeration

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Hyberbole

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sound effect words

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Onomatopoeia

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An object or objects that represent something else

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Symbolism

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Repeated letter or sound at the beginning of or closely connected words

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Alliteration

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Giving Objects the ability to do human things

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Personification

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Language that appeals to one of the five senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell)

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Imagery

28
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A funny way of using a word or phrase so that more than one meaning is suggested

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Pun

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The implied meaning (figurative)

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Connotative

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The actual meaning (literal)

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Denotative

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Expressive Language (unreal)

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Figurative

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The exact meaning (actual)

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Literal

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