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Study guide part 2
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English
9th Grade
12/18/2011

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Alliteration
Definition
The repitition of the initial consonant sounds
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Assonance
Definition
Repetition of initial vowel sound
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
Words the imitate sounds
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Rhyme
Definition
The exact repetition of sounds in poetry
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Rhyme scheme
Definition
The pattern of rhyme in a poem
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Rhythm
Definition
The measured beat in the musical flow of poetry
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Free Verse
Definition
Poetry without regular rhythm or rhyme
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imagery
Definition
words or phrases that appeal to the senses including the use of figurative language
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Figurative language
Definition
Language that communicates beyond the ordinary meaning of words
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Simile
Definition
The comparison of 2 things using like, or as
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Metaphor
Definition
The comparison of 2 things without the use of like, or as
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Personification
Definition
The giving of human qualities to something non-human
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Hyperbole
Definition
An exageration which achieves a certain effect
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Diction
Definition
word choice
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Denotation
Definition
The dictionary definition of a word
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Connotation
Definition
The suggested meaning or feeling of a word
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Mood
Definition
the dominant feeling of a literary work
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Tone
Definition
The author's attitude toward his/her subject
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Poetic License
Definition
A poet's ability to break standard english
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Verse
Definition
A line of poetry; poetry itself
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Stanza
Definition
A group of lines within poetry
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Couplet
Definition
2 consecutive rhyming lines
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Refrain
Definition
A line/ group of lines that a poem keeps coming back to
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Concrete poem
Definition
A poem in which the shape suggests something about the meaning
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Narrative poem
Definition
A poem that tells a story
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Haiku
Definition
A 3 line poem which focuses on one or two images
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