poetrytest Flashcards

1
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define- theme

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The point the writer makes about life or people

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2
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define- tone

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the way the writer feels about the subject or the reader

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3
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define- stanza

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a grouping of two or more lines in a poem

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4
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define- persona

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the speaker of the poem

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5
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define- personification

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the giving of human qualities to something that is not human A)body parts B)emotions C) actions

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6
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define- allegory

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the use of characters, objects, or events to represent other ideas

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7
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define- aullison

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A reference to something well known from the past

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8
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define- metaphor

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a direct comparison of unlike things

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9
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define- simile

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a comparison of unlike things using like or as

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10
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define- symbol

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a concrete object that has two meanings, a literal meaning and a secondary meaning LM - the object actually exists in the literary work SM- the object suggests other ideas

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11
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define- onomatopoeia

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the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning

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12
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define- Image

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A description of something that apeals to the senses

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13
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list - 5 POV

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1)first person narrator 2) second person narrator 3) third person omniscient narrator 4) third person limited omniscient narrator 5) third person objective narrator

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14
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list - 3 differences between prose and poetry

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1)line length 2)use of sound devices 3) compresion of statement

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15
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list - 6 ways to reveal chapter

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1)actions 2) thoughts 3)features 4) other characters 5)past 6) setting

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16
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list - 5 ways to delevop essay

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1)general real life example 2)personal experience example 3)hypothetical example 4)historical example 5)Analogy

17
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list - 3 stages of initialtion story

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1) a young person starts out inocent 2) the young person encounters something harsh 3) the young person experiences an epiphany, a realization about the harshness of the world

18
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find - alliteration

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the repetition of a consonant sound in a line of poetry

19
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find - assinance

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the repetition of a vowel sound in a line of poetry

20
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find - rhyme scheme

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the pattern in which rhymes occur

21
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define verbal irony

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a statement that says the opposite of what is meant

22
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define - setting

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the physical and emotion background of a story

23
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define - irony

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Something that seems one way, but in reality is another

24
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define - conflict

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the struggle between opposing forces

25
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define - dramatic irony

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a truth the reader knows but the character does not know

26
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define - situational irony

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a situation that occurs that neither the reader nor the character expects

27
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define - plot

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the pattern of events

28
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define - foreshadowing

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hinting of something that will happen later in the story