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Poetry
Figures of Speech
Image
Genres
Adaptation
100

When two words end in the same sound

What is rhyme

100

a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance

What is a metaphor

100
Concepts that cannot be visualized in and of themselves, such as wisdom, beauty, frustration, or freedom.
What are abstractions
100
a story with a light, humorous, or happy ending
What is a comedy
100
how closely an adaptation adheres to a story
What is fidelity
200

When two words begin with the same letter

What is alliteration

200
A metaphor using the words "like" or "as"
What is a simile
200
Ideas that can only be partially imagined due to belonging to a broad set of subjects, like animals, people, tools, or garbage.
What are generalizations
200
a story that deals with somber, serious themes
What is a tragedy
200
What has been left out of a story in its adaptation
What is elision
300
Type of poetry that doesn't follow a specific rhyme scheme
What is free verse
300
a play on words
What is a pun
300
Words that describe how the reader should feel about things, rather than showing things directly, such as evil, elegant, suspicious, or reprehensible.
What are judgements
300
a lengthy narrative poem about heroic deeds and adventure
What is an epic poem
300
What has been added to a story in its adaptation
What is interpolation
400
The technique used when words sound like their meaning
What is onomatopoeia
400
giving a non-human noun human charactistics
What is personification
400
A tangible image that can be experienced through the senses, like magazines, pencils, and jewelry
What is a concrete image
400
a story that conveys meaning beyond the literal interpretation, like "Pilgrims Progress"
What is an allegory
400
When an adaptation follows a story line-by-line before changing directions
What is the "concentration strategy"
500

When two words end with approximate sounds

What is slant rhyme

500
exaggerating a description for effect
What is hyberbole
500
Directly focused descriptions of specific things, like March 14th’s Issue of Time Magazine, .07 mechanical pencils, or the golden jewelry my grandmother wore in the 1960’s.
What are details
500
a humorous story that ridicules in order to accomplish social criticism
What is satire
500
When an adaptation retains the leading elements in a story while working new elements into the adaptation
What is the "interweaving strategy"