Types of vocabulary Flashcards

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What is sentence structure

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Short sentence
Long sentence
Punctuation
Repetition
Enjambment
- Poetic technique where two lines run over no punctuation

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2
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What is a Caesura

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A pause or break in a poetic line

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3
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What is a Extended metaphor

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Imagery that goes over more than 1 line

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4
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What is Juxtaposition

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Placing two or more things side by side to create contrast between them

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5
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What is a Synecdoche

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A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent a whole -
“I bought a new set of wheels”

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6
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What is Sibilance

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Repetition of the ‘s’ sound

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7
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What is a Simile

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Compares something with like or as

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8
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What is a Metaphor

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Says something is something else.

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