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Poetry terms Flashcards

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alliteration

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repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginning of words

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Analogy

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a comparison of two or more objects that suggests if they are alike in certain ways

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Assonance

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the repetition of vowel sounds

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Blank Verse

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unrhymed iambic pentameter

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Cacophony

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unpleasant sounds

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Connotation

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an addition to its dictionary meaning

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Consonance

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the repetition of consonant sounds

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Couplet

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a rhymed pair of lines in a poem

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Denotation

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the opposite of connotation; exact dictionary definition of the word

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Diction

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word choice

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Euphony

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pleasing sounds

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Free Verse

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poetry without regular patterns of rhyme and rhythm

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Hyperbole

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the truth is exaggerated for emphasis

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Imagery

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words and phrases that appeal to the five senses

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Irony

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a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.

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Metaphor

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comparison is made between two things that are essentially unalike but may have one quality in common

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Meter

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rhythmical pattern in poetry determined by the number

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Mood

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the feeling that a literary work conveys to readers

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Onomatopoeia

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the use of words whose sound suggests their meaning

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Oxymoron

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combines words or ideas

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Personification

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where animals, ideas or inanimate objects are given human characteristics

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Rhyme Scheme

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a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem or stanza

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Simile

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a figure of speech that compares to dissimilar things by using like or as

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Symbolism

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the physical representation of an idea or a feeling

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