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the dictionary meaning of a word
What is Denotation
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A figure of speech in which a writer or speaker says less than what he or she means:"I have to have this operation. It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain." (Holden Caulfield in The Catcher In The Rye, by J. D. Salinger)
What is understatement
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examples: buzz, bang, ping, boom
What is Onomatopoeia
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A figure of speech involving a comparison between unlike things using like, as, or as though. ex: "Life is like a box of chocolates" Forest Gump
What is a simile
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I walk alone I walk alone I walk alone
What is repetition
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the formal arrangement of rhymes at the ends of lines in the stanzas of a poem. usually set up with letters: aabbcc or ababcdcd
What is rhyme scheme
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visually descriptive or figurative language ex: He fell down like an old tree falling down in a storm.
What is imagery
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The yellow fog that rubs its back upon the window-panes The yellow smoke that rubs its muzzle on the window-panes Licked its tongue into the corners of the evening T.S. Eliot, Love song of J. Alfred Prufrock
What is personification
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an object or action that stands for more than its literal meaning. ex: the road in "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
What is a symbol
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a sudden change in thought, direction, or emotion in a poem. May be obvious or not
What is the turn
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a figure of speech that makes a reference to a place, person, or something that happened ex:“He was a real Romeo with the ladies.” Romeo was a character in Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, and was very romantic in expressing his love for Juliet.
What is allusion
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the emotions and associations connected to a word, instead of the dictionary meaning.
What is connotation
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examples Great Depression, Pretty ugly, living dead
What is an Oxymoron
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how the lines of poetry are broken up like paragraphs
What is a stanza
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A universally recognizable element that recurs across all literature and life ex: hero, villain, mother figure, innocent/child
What is an archetype
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informal expressions used in casual conversation ex:"Anyway, the baby calf was standing right underneath its mother, just kind of walking around, and the mother cow took a 'dump' on the baby calf's head." (Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
What is a Colloquialism
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describing something by comparing it to something else ex: metaphors and similes
What is figurative language
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a comparison between unlike things Ex: heart of gold, burning up, My love is a red, red rose.
What is a metaphor
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A figure of speech involving exaggeration ex:I had a ton of homework, That new car costs a bazillion dollars
What is hyperbole
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A repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work, the author presents to the reader that may be deep, difficult to understand, or even moralistic.
What is theme
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poems that have no set meter, which is the rhythm of the words, no rhyme scheme, or any particular structure
What is free verse
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saying the opposite of what you mean ex: sarcasm
What is irony
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using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written. ex:Joe likes singing, walking and diving. (correct) An incorrect version of this sentence would read: Joe likes singing, walking and to dive.
What is parallel structure
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people mean exactly what they say. Ex: This is Mrs. Dooley's classroom. We are in Edmonson County.
What is literal language
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used in many works of literature to show foolishness or vice in humans, organizations, or even governments - it uses sarcasm, ridicule, or irony weird Al songs, Stephen Colbert
What is satire
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