Poetry Vocab Quiz Flashcards
1
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Oxymoron
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A combination of contradictory words
2
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Onomatopoeia
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A sound in writing, especially in graphic novels
3
Q
Irony
A
Expressing one’s meaning by using language that usually means the opposite, or an out-of-place result from the expected result
4
Q
Motif
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A recurring theme, design, or color.
5
Q
Simile
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A figure of speech comparing two things with like or as
6
Q
Assonance
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Repetition of vowels
7
Q
consonance
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The repetition of consonant sounds at the end of a word
8
Q
Metaphor
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Suggesting a likeness between an object or idea with two unrelated things
9
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Allusion
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An indirect reference
10
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Alliteration
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The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds
