Poetic Devices (Practice) Flashcards

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the overall emotion created by a work of literature through word choice, rhythm, sound effects, setting, etc.

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mood

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a person, place, or thing, or an event that stands for something more than itself

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symbol

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a form of poetry that tells a story with characters and a plot

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narrative poem

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the repetition of same or similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together

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alliteration

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the use of a word whose sounds imitates or suggests its meaning

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onomatopoeia

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a reference to someone or something known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, mythology, etc.

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allusion

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rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry

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internal rhyme

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the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem or song; usually reffered to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme

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Rhyme scheme

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a group of consecutive lines that forms a structural unit in a poem

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stanza

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the voice that addressess the audience in a poem

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speaker

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when an author or speaker repeats a word, phrase, or idea more than once

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repetition

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