Poetry Flashcards
(15 cards)
1
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Metaphor
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Comparison NOT using like or as
2
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Personification
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Lending human qualities to a non human thing
3
Q
Alliteration
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Repititon of first letter (tongue twister)
4
Q
Hyperbole
A
Gross exaggeration for effect
5
Q
Imagery
A
Words that appeal to senses
6
Q
Onomatopoeia
A
Sound words
7
Q
Oxymoron
A
Contrary terms
8
Q
Assonance
A
Repititon of vowel sound, consecutive lines of poetry
9
Q
Meter
A
Syllable count
10
Q
Sonnet
A
14 lines 10 syllables & rhyme scheme
11
Q
Couplet
A
2 consecutive rhyme lines
12
Q
Ballad
A
Story poem
13
Q
Lyric
A
Short & emotional
14
Q
Rhyme scheme
A
Labelling letters to end rhymes
15
Q
Simile
A
Comparison using like or as
