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15 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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When words that begin with the same sound are placed close to one another.
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Rhyme Scheme
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The pattern of rhyming lines in a poem.
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Irony
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Irony involves saying one thing while really meaning another, contradictory thing.
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Metaphor
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Happens when one thing is described as being another thing. "You're a toad!" is a metaphor.
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Internal Rhyme
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The rhyme occurs inside a line, such as "Lets BEAT the HEAT."
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Imagery
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Imagery is intense, descriptive language in a poem that helps to trigger our senses and our moments when we read it.
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Meter
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The number of feet in a line of poetry.
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Simile
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Similes compare one thing directly to another. For example, "My love is like a burning flame" is a simile. You can quickly identify similes when you see words "like" or "as" used, as in "x is like y."
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Poetic Stanza
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A group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem.
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Slant Rhyme
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Two words are nearly rhymed but slightly different, such as "Lake" and "Fate".
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Allusion
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An allusion happens when a speaker or character makes a brief and casual reference to a famous historical or literacy figure or event.
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Sight Rhyme
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Two words look alike but don't sound alike, such as "Love" and "Jove" or "Daughter" and "Laughter."
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Symbolism
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When the author uses an object or reference to add deeper meaning to a story.
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Allegory
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A kind of extended metaphor (a metaphor that weaves throughout the poem) in which objects, persons, and actions stand for another meaning.
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Hyperbole
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A hyperbole is a gross exaggeration. For example, "tons of money" is a hyperbole.
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