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| a comparison between unlike things without using like or as |
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– the comparison between two unlike things using
like or as |
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the technique that allows the writer to give human qualities and characteristics to
non-human things |
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the use of antonyms to create a new concept
Examples:
My, she's a big little girl.
The child was found missing. |
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the use of words that imitate the sounds they name
(sizzle, pop, boom, snap, buzz, quack, clatter, etc…) |
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the repetition of final consonant sounds
Examples - east, west, best, test, trust, burst |
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repetition of initial sounds
Ex. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. |
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repetition of the same vowel sounds in different words
Ex. I’m sad that you were mad and had a bad day. |
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a group of words that say one thing but actually mean something else
(Don't beat around the bush. This actually means - Get to the point.) |
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| – the recurring pattern of strong and weak syllable stresses |
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| a fixed pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in a line of fixed length; used to create rhythm |
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| repeated use of sounds, words or ideas for effect and emphasis |
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| – the use of vivid words to create sensory impressions for the reader |
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| a 17-syllable delicate, unrhymed Japanese verse, usually about nature |
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| a 5-line, rhymed, rhythmic verse, usually humorous |
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| a songlike narrative poem usually featuring rhyme, rhythm, and refrain; usually sad or even tragic in subject matter |
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| poetry with neither regular meter nor a rhyme scheme |
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| a stanza containing four lines |
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language used to enrich text; word images and figures of speech
Ex. simile, metaphor, alliteration, etc... |
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extreme exaggeration
Ex. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse! |
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| occurs when the opposite of what is expected to happen actually occurs |
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| a comparison by looking at the relationship between words or situations |
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when one thing is used in literature to represent something else
Ex.
fall and black represent death or dying |
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| poetry that takes on the shape of its subject matter |
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a group of lines in a poem; may be considered equivalent to a paragraph
in prose |
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| a line or phrase that is repeated throughout a poem |
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a one-time repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis in prose writing.
Ex. I was tired - tired to the point
of total exhaustion. |
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the pattern created as a result of the placement of rhyming words
Ex. a,b,c,b / a,a,b,b |
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a stanza consisting of three lines with all three lines rhyming -
a,a,a, rhyme scheme |
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a stanza of three lines with any two lines rhyming -
a,b,a - rhyme scheme,
aab - rhyme scheme,
abb - rhyme scheme |
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a five-line poem with a strict grammatical format.
line 1 - a noun
line 2 - two adjectives describing the noun
line 3 - three verbs related to the noun
line 4 - a 4-word phrase describing the noun
line 5 - a noun synonomous with the the first noun |
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