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Vocab
Vocab
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Vocab
Vocab
100
A language that is used imaginatively, rather than literally to express ideas or feelings in new ways is
Figurative Language
100
Similes compare two essentially unlike things using
Like or As
100
What gives human traits to non-human things.
Personification
100
an exaggerated statement or claim, not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
100
the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.
Symbolism
200
Speaking of one thing in terms of another is a
Metaphor
200
A pattern of rhyme at the ends of lines is a
Rhyme Scheme
200
What is a descriptive language that makes vivid impressions
Imagery
200
poetry tells a story with a plot, characters, and a setting.
Narrative
200
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Allusion
300
is a songlike narrative with stanzas and a refrain.
Ballad
300
is a long narrative poem about the feats of gods or heroes.
Epic
300
What initial rhyme, is the repetition of the initial constant sounds of nearby words, as in the words light and lemon
Alliteration
300
tells a story using a characters own thoughts or statements.
Dramatic Poetry
300
poems which express the feelings of a single speaker.
Lyric
400
the repetition of consonants within nearby words in which proceeding vowels differ.
Consonance
400
or vowel rhyme is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
Assonance
400
fourteen line lyric poem with formal patters of rhyme, rhythm, and line structure.
Sonnet
400
poems with no set pattern of rhythm or rhyme
Free Verse
400
add to the mood of the poem, or reflects poems meaning
Sound Devices
500
Use of words to imitate meaning
Onomatopoeia
500
in written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.
Tone
500
literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.
Mood
500
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