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22 Cards in this Set
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Allusion (2)
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- reference to a historical/mythical/literary person, place, event, movement, etc.
- well known to most people |
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Antonym
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- opposite word
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Ballad (2)
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- short narrative poem that focuses on single event & utilizes repetition&/refrain
ex - Annabell Lee |
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Broken Rhyme
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- when you rhyme with an internal syllable/sound of a word that is split betwen 2 lines of a poem w/hyphen
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Cinquain (7)
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- poem w/5 lines
1) 1 word title 2) 2 describing words 3) 3 action words 4) 4 words expressing emotions 5) 1 word synonym for title ex - Blue |
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Couplet (3)
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- pair of successive rhyming lines usually about the same length
ex - Nothing Gold Can Stay - The Porcupine |
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Didactic Poetry (2)
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- poetry that exists to teach a lesson/moral
ex - Sark poems |
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Envelope
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- poetic device in which a line/phrase/stanza is repeated to enclose other material
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Fable
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- short story that has a moral & usually has animals as main characters
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Found Poem
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- poetry formed by taking words from non-poetic form such as newspaper/story
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Internal Rhyme (2)
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- rhyme occuring within line
- rhyme may be w/words within line but not at line's end/ w/a word within the lien & a word at end of line |
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Lyric Poetry (3)
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- short poem that expresses personal feelings
- 1 of 3 main forms of poetry (narrative, lyric, dramatic) - most nonnarrative poems are in lyric poetry |
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Narrative Poetry (4)
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- poem that tells a story
- has characters & plot ex - Casey at the Bat - The Floor and the Ceiling |
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Occasional Poem
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- poem written for special occasion
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Ode (2)
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- poem that tells in an original way what is good/unique about a subject & why the author likes it so much
ex - Ode to Watermelon |
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Pun (2)
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- word play/double meaning
ex - The Floor and the Ceiling |
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Quatrain (3)
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- poem/staza w/4 lines
- rhyme scheme abab/aabb ex - The Crocodile |
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Refrain (2)
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- stanza/line in a poem that is repeated regularly
- similar to chorus in songs |
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Richochet Words (5)
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- hyphenated words usually formed by changing vowel/consonant between 1st and 2nd word
ex - pitter-patter - wishy-washy - ding-dong - tick-tock |
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Tanka (2)
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- 5 lined Japanese poem w/lines of syllables:
5-7-5-7-7 ex - Mountains |
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Tautalogy (2)
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- when you use statements that are redundant in themselves
ex - the stars, oh astral bodies |
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Tongue in Cheek (2)
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- meant/expressed ironically, humorously/ in a kidding manner
ex - This is Just to Say |