Vocabulary September 26th Flashcards
1
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Simile
A
a comparison using like or as
2
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Metaphor
A
a comparison without like or as
3
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hyperbole
A
an over exaggeration
4
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personification
A
using human characteristics to non human things
5
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onomatopoeia
A
words that sound like their meanings
6
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alliteration
A
repeated consonant of sounds near each other in a sentence
7
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figurative
A
words that mean something other than what is said
8
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repetition
A
words/ and or lines of a poem that repeat.
9
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free verse
A
A poem written with no rhyme and no regular rhythm
10
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rhythm
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A poem that has a beat. Emphasis on certain syllables throughout a piece
11
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stanza
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In a poem, a group of lines divided by a space- like a paragraph
12
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rhyme
A
words that have the same end sounds
13
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verse
A
a line in a poem
14
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meter
A
describes the rhythm or pattern of beats in a poem
15
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re-
A
prefix meaning again
