Whitman Vocab Flashcards

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Figurative Language

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Symbolism

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Different objects represent different things.

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3
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Imagery

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To describe something vividly.

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4
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The Persona

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Rhythm and meter

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Romanticism

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Elegy

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8
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Parallelism

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Two sentences that follow the same grammatical structure.

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Catalogue

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To list things.

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10
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Tone

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What author is trying to communicate.

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Connotation

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The implied non literal meaning of a word.

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12
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Mood

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Reader Feels

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13
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Anthropomorphism/ personification

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To put character into objects. Clouds weep with joy.

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Apostrophe

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Talking to one unable to respond.

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15
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Metonymy

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16
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Transcendentalism

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17
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Allusion

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To refer to a bigger idea using examples.

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Anaphora

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Repeating words at the beginning of phrases.

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Free Verse

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No set rhythm or structure.