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33 Cards in this Set
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Simile |
A comparison between two things using like or as |
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Metaphor |
A comparison which speaks of one thing as though it was something else |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggeration for effect |
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Symbol |
Anything that stands for something else |
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Personification |
Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman subject |
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Repetition |
The use of a sound, word, phrase, or sentence more than once |
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Parallelism |
Statements expressed in the same grammatical form |
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Stanza |
The formal division of lines in a poem usually separated by spaces |
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Verse |
A poem or stanza in a poem |
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Meter |
The rhythmical pattern of a poem |
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Iambic pentameter |
A Line of 10 syllables in which every second syllable is accented |
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Imagery |
The use of a word or phrase that apeals to one of the five senses |
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Lyric poetry |
Highly musical verse that expresses the observations and feelings of a single speaker |
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Narrative poetry |
Poetry that tells a story |
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Dramatic poetry |
Poetry in which the speaker is clearly someone other than the poet |
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free verse |
Poetry not written in a regular rhythmical pattern |
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Limerick |
A humorous poem with five lines with the rhyme scheme AABBA |
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Sonnet |
A 14 Line lyric poem usually written in rhymed iambic pentameter |
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Ballad |
A simple narrative poem adapted for singing, written in stanzas with 4 lines |
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Alliteration |
The repetition of initial consonant sounds |
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Assonance |
The repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in two or more stressed syllables |
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Onomatopoeia |
The use of words that imitate sounds |
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Rhyme |
The repetition of sounds at the end of words |
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Rhythm |
The pattern of beets or stresses in spoken or written language |
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Epic |
A long narrative poem at the Deeds of a gods or Heroes |
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Epic hero |
The central character of an epic who is superior to most men frequently shows his human side |
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Epic simile |
An elaborate or long comparison of unlike subjects |
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Epithet |
A word or phrase used repeatedly to describe a person |
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In medias res |
In the middle of the action |
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Episode |
A separate story which is part of a series of stories |
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Oral tradition |
The passing of songs, stories, and poems from generation to Generation by Word of Mouth |
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Archetype |
The original pattern from which some is made |
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Archetypal |
A typical, model epic hero |
