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poetic and literary terms
grade 9 terms
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English
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06/15/2005

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METAPHOR
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DESCRIBES SOMETHING BY SAYING IT IS ANOTHER THING.

EX.- HOPE IS A FEATHER
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SIMILIE
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DESCRIBES SOMETHING USING LIKE OR AS.

EX.- HOPE IS LIKE A FEATHER
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CONSSANANCE
Definition
A RHYME BY THE CONSANANT.

EX.- CAT, HAT
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ASSONANCE
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A RHYME MADE BY THE VOWELS.

EX.- FREE, SHE
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WHITE SPACE
Definition
THE LAY OUT OF A POEM
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VERBAL IRONY
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WHEN A CHARACTER SAYS SOMEHTING AND IT IS INTERPRETED DIFFERENTLY.
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DRAMATIC IRONY
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WHEN THE AUDIENCE KNOWS MORE THAN THE CHARACTERS
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IMAGERY
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WHEN THE AUTHOR PANTS A PICTURE WITH WORDS
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SENSORY DETAILS
Definition
APPEALS TO THE SENTENCE
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PERSONIFICATION
Definition
GIVING SOMETHING INANIMATE HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS.

EX.- THE WIND WAS SO COLD IT BIT MY TOES
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THEME
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MORAL
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SPEAKER
Definition
THE PERSON TELLING THE STORY
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SETTING
Definition
WHERE THE STORY TAKES PLACE
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PROSE
Definition
THE OPPOSITE OF POETRY.

EX.- ESSAYS, LONG STORIES
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ASIDE
Definition
WHEN A CHARACTER TALKS ALOUD, BUT IT IS NOT MEANT FOR THE OTHER CHARACTERS TO HEAR
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ROUND CHARACTER
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A CHARACTER THAT CHANGES THROUGH OUT THE STORY, A CHARACTER YOU CAN RELATE TO, HAS MANY CHARACTERISITCS
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FLAT CHARACTER
Definition
A CHARACTER THAT DOESN'T REALLY CHANGE OR HAVE CHARACTERISTICS
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ANTAGONIST
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is the character (or group of characters) of a story who represents the opposition against which the heroes and/or protagonists must contend. In the classic style of story wherein the action consists of a hero fighting a villain,
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PROTAGONIST
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The protagonist is the central figure of a story, and is often referred to as a story's main character.
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ALLITERATION
Definition
The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables, as in “on scrolls of silver snowy sentences” (Hart
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ONOMATOPOEIA
Definition
The formation or use of words such as buzz or murmur that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
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HYPERBOLE
Definition
AN EXTREME EXAGGERATION.

EX.- I HAVE 100 TEST TOMORROW.
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INTERNAL RHYME
Definition
A RHYME WITHIN A LINE.

EX.- THE CAT IN THE HAT
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CLIMAX
Definition
HIGHEST POINT IN A PLAY
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DENOUTMENT
Definition
UNRAVELING OF A PLOT
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FORESHADOWING
Definition
CLUES THE WRITER GIVES YOU OF WHAT IS TO COME.
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ILLUSION
Definition
SOMETHING YOU SEE THAT ISN'T REALLY THERE.
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PREMONITION
Definition
WHEN YOU SEE THE FUTURE.

EX.- IN NIGHT BY ELIE WEISEL, THE LADY ON THE TRAIN SCREAMS FIRE FIRE
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REPETITION
Definition
WHEN A LINE OR A WORD REPEATS.

EX.- LINES OF A SONG OR POEM
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SYMBOL
Definition
WHEN SOMETHING STANDS FOR ANOTHER THING.

EX.- BLACK= SAD/DREARY/DEATH ETC.
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MOOD
Definition
FEELING YOU GET WHEN YOU READ A STORY
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POINT OF VIEW
Definition
1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD PERSON.

EX.- 1ST- I, ME, MY
2ND- YOU, YOUR
3RD- HE, SHE, THEY, THE GIRL
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8 PARTS OF SPEECH
Definition
NOUN, PRONOUN, VERB, ADVERB, CONJUNCTION, PREPOSITION, INTERJECTION, AND ADJECTIVE
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NOUN
Definition
The part of speech that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action and can function as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or an appositive.
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PRONOUN
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The part of speech that substitutes for nouns or noun phrases and designates persons or things asked for, previously specified, or understood from the context.
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VERB
Definition
The part of speech that expresses existence, action, or occurrence in most languages.
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ADVERB
Definition
The part of speech that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb.

Adverbs are often formed by adding -ly to an adjective, as in truly or deeply
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PREPOSITION
Definition
A word or phrase placed typically before a substantive and indicating the relation of that substantive to a verb, an adjective, or another substantive, as English at, by, with, from, and in regard to.
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CONJUNCTION
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A word that joins words or groups of words. There are three kinds of conjunctions: coordinating, correlative, and subordinating. Coordinating conjunctions include and, but, or, not, yet, for, and so. OR FANBOYS
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INTERJECTION
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A brief exclamation, often containing only one word: “Oh!” “Gee!” “Good grief!” “Ouch!”
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ADJECTIVE
Definition
A part of speech that describes a noun or pronoun. Adjectives are usually placed just before the words they qualify: shy child, blue notebook, rotten apple, four horses, another table.
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