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the special use of language, often to show comparison between unlike things
eg. similes, metaphors, personification |
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An understood meaning of a phrase. The opposite of "literal"
eg. "Lets hit the road" |
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| The associations that attach themselves to many words, deeply affecting their literal meanings. |
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"Figure of speech"
the reference to a famous literary, mythological, biblical or historical figure of event.
eg. "cupid's arrow struck him" |
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"Figure of speech"
The arrangement of contrasting words, sentences or ideas in a balanced grammatical structure. Can be stylistically effective as well as a source of extra emphasis.
eg. "Do not doubt the man who tells you he is afraid/ but be afraid of the man who tells you he never doubts." |
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"Figure of speech"
A figure of speech consisting of words addressing a non-living object, abstract idea, or dead person as though that object, idea, or person were alive.
eg. "Death why do you sting?" |
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"Figure of speech"
using mid or vague words in place of harsher, more blunt ones.
eg. "he pasted away" |
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"Figure of speech"
An exaggeration that is not intended to deceive.
eg. "He must weigh a ton." |
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"Figure of speech"
The comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as".
eg. "He is a dead duck" |
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"Figure of speech"
A comparison that is extended by developing further points of similarity. |
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"Figure of speech"
Substitution of one word for another, closely related words.
eg. When we say "the pen is mightier than the sword" , we really are referring to words being more powerful than fighting |
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"Figure of speech"
A phrase consisting of contradictory terms.
eg. "glorious pain" |
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"Figure of speech"
A statement that at first appears contradictory, but which, on closer examination proves to contain truth.
eg. "I an alone in a crowd of people" |
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"Figure of speech"
Giving non-human things human characteristics.
eg. "The wind whispered throughout the night" |
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"Figure of speech"
A play on words, often a double-meaning |
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"Figure of speech"
The comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
eg. "My love is like a red, red rose." |
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"Figure of speech"
Use of an object of action to stand for or represent something else - usually something of far greater importance than the symbol itself |
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"Figure of speech"
Using all parts for the whole
eg. All hands on deck |
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"Figure of speech"
The opposite of exaggeration |
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"Sound Devices"
The repetition of sounds in nearby words, usually involving the first consonant sounds.
eg. "flags floating free" |
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"Sound devices"
Repetition of vowel sounds
eg. "Our echoes roll from soul to soul and grow for ever and ever." |
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"Sound Devices"
The use of harsh, discordant sounds to create a jarring effect. Similar to Dissonance |
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"Sound Devices"
The use of harsh, discordant sounds to create a jarring effect. Similar to Cacophony
eg. "All day cows mooed and shrieked
Hollered and bellowed and wept." |
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"Sound Devices"
The pleasant, musical quality produced by agreeable sounds in a line of poetry
eg."And the words hung hushed in their long white dream
By the ghostly glimmering ice-blue stream." |
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"Sound Device"
A word whose sound suggests its meaning
eg. ouch, buzz, honk |
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"Sound Device"
Repeating a key word, phase or line of a poem in order to emphasize its importance to the reader
eg. "Alone, alone, all, all , alone,
Alone on a wide, wide, sea!" |
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| A device to gain melody or to emphasize or to establish the form of a poem |
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| occurs between final words on two lines |
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occurs between two words within a single line
eg. "Sam McGee was from Tennessee where the cotton blooms and grow" |
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| a labeling system used to describe the rhyming pattern |
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| the pattern of stressed and unstressed wounds in a poem. Rhythm of poetry is analyzed by scansion |
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DUMM de de
eg. BLUE-ber-ries |
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| each set of stressed/unstressed syllables |
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| beat of poetry "feet" called |
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"Figure of speech and sound devices"
Words that helps the reader picture or sense what is being described by using one of the senses
eg. "The wind roared and slashed at her as she walked" |
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| Poems that express deep personal feelings of a speaker or the poet in song-like form. Lyric poems deal mainly with basic human needs, thoughts, feelings., common human experience, etc |
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| Tells a story in simple. direct, rhythmical language with strong emphasis on plot or action |
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| The narrative poetry but tells a story by means of speech and action. Meant to be read aloud or performed |
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| Presents a painted picture, in words, of a scene of characters |
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| Poems that are reflective and try to teach the reader something comments on society |
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| sensitive use of line placement and endings and white spaces |
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| a fairly short, simple narrative poem, often about a tragic event, popular legend, courageous act, or great love. It was originally created to be sung. The form usually contains dialogue. The traditional form is constructed in quatrains |
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| a closed form of poetry with no rhyme but with a set rhythm of iambic pentameter |
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| poet creates a character and a dramatic situation. The poem is the character's monologue, spoken to another character who does not appear in the poem directly |
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| a dignified lyric poem expressing sorrow and sometimes praise for someone who has died |
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| a long narrative poem dealing impersonally with celebrated heroes or great events |
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| a brief, pithy statement that is often antithetical |
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| an open form of poetry with no set rhythm, no rhyme, and varying line lengths |
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| a form of Japanese poetry which states in three lines of five, seven, and five, syllables a clear picture intended to arouse emotion and suggest a specific insight |
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| a lyric poem on an exalted theme, expressed in dignified, sincere language, serious tone and usually in praise of something or somebody |
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| a poem making fun of a serious poem while copying its style |
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| sarcasm, irony, wit used to ridicule or expose the silliness of human behaviour |
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| French form if lyric poetry consisting of 5 quatrain with two rhymes throughout |
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background plot or situation
paraphrasing |
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| the poet's or speaker's attitude towards the subject or audience |
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| the attitude or atmosphere which runs through an entire piece of literature |
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| a central idea or message |
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