language levels for Duffy Poetry Flashcards

(52 cards)

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acronym

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an abbreviation formed from the initial letter of words and pronounced as a word

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anaphora

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repetition of a word at the beginning of successive lines or clauses

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3
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antithesis

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person/thing that is the direct opposite of something else

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4
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alliteration

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word beginning with the same sound close to another

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5
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assonance

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resemblance sound between syllables of nearby words

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ballad

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narrating a story in short stanzas

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7
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blank verse

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verse without rhyme

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8
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caesura

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pause

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cyclical structure

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returning to the idea of the first stanza in the last stanza

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10
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enjambment

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phrases that carry on without a major pause

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free verse

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lacks rhyme scheme or regular meter

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12
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hyperbole

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exageration

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13
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monosyllabic

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word that consists of one syllable

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quatrain

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stanza with only four lines

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15
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octave

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poem of 8 stanzas with 8 lines each

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16
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linear

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text runs chronologic

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imperative sentence

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sentence that issues a command

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plosives

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hard stop lines (P, T, D and B)

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spatial marker

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indicates relative position, example “she hang the chandelier over the table”

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20
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lexis

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words combined throughout a text for a meaning

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synthetic pair

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words connected by a conjunction

22
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deixis

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words/ phrases to refer a specific time, place or person

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asynthetic list

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“live,laugh,love” words connected without a conjunction

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pentameter

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a poetic meter containing five feet (10 syllabes)

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volta
turning point
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verb
"run"
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adverb
word that modifies a verb
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superlative
exageration
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contractions
shortenning a word ( they are - they're)
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false start
when a speaker goes back on what they are saying
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endophoric
word or expression refers to sum in the same text
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foreshadowing
hint of what will come later in the story
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exophoric
sum that relies on context to be understood
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preposition
group of words used b4 a noun (in, at, on)
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conjunction
and, but, if
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premodifier
'loud' in 'loud noise'
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semantic lexis
a word that have many meaning and it needs context to be understood
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zoomorphism
given human characteristics to animals
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intertextuality
text being referred to another
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asynchronus
sum runs simultaneously
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synchronous
one has to happen so the other thing can happen
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simile
'as' 'like'
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noun
person, thing or object
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declarative
statement that states a fact
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neologism
newly formed words
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homodiegetic
story teller is active in the story
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graphology
way words and letter are written can define something
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modal verb
show possibility 'maybe'
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gustatory imagery
imagery that describes things we can taste
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cacophony
harsh sounds
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personification
inanimate objects given an human like characteristics
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holophrases
a word used to express a bigger idea