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Poetry terms
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Mix it up
100
A struggle or fight between two or more opposing forces
Conflict
100
Part of a visual that is the main area of interest
Focal point
100
A comparison of unlike things without using the words like or as
Metaphor
100
An exaggerated statement for humorous or dramatic effect
Hyperbole
100
The sound of a word resembling its meaning
Onomatopoeia
200
Technique for presenting something that happened earlier that helps explain something about the current situation
Flashback
200
The relative size of objects within visual
Scale
200
Language that means exactly what it says
Literal meaning
200
The way shapes are arranged, ______ shapes create a feeling of order or harmony un_____ shapes create tension
Balance
200
Time place and circumstances of a piece of writing
Setting
300
Hinting at events that may happen in the future of a story
Foreshadowing
300
Quality or feel of an objects surface
Texture
300
Using images to create a visual for the reader using one of the five senses
Imagery
300
Main character in a narrative or drama that works against hero (protagonist)
Antagonist
300
Two lines of verse with similar end rhymes
Couplet
400
The main message the author is trying to get across
Theme
400
Words beneath a photograph that explain the subject and give background information
Caption
400
A long narrative dealing with the actions of a legendary man our woman or history
Epic
400
The close repetition of the same vowel sounds between different consonances
Assonance
400
The way a language is spoken in a particular region or place
Dialect
500
A symbolic story that has a deeper meaning beneath the readily apparent one
Allegory
500
Refers to dark and light or other differences used to create strong feelings and to make things stand out
Contrast
500
A phrase, line/lines often repeated in a poem, perhaps called a chorus in song lyrics
Refrain
500
A narrative poem or song that tells a popular story often of physical courage or love
Ballad
500
A dramatic composition dealing with a serious theme where the fate of the story is disastrous
Tragedy