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21 Cards in this Set
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alliteration
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repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
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analogy
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an extended comparison showing the similarities between two things.
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antonym
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a word whose meaning is opposite to that of another word
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ballad
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a poem which tells a story
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context clues
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information from the text that helps identify a word
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dictionary
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a book of words and their meanings
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figurative language
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language gives a meaning that goes beyond the exact meaning of the words used in order to achieve a special effect.
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free verse
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poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme.
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glossary
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an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge
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haiku
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a Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, often about nature.
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hyperbole
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figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humor
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limerick
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is a form of light verse or nonsense verse containing five lines, in which the lst , 2nd , and 5th lines rhyme and the 3rd and 4th lines rhyme.
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metaphor
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A figure of speech in which two things are compared, usually by saying one thing is another
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onomatopoeia
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the use of words that sound like what they mean such as “buzz.”
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repetition
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a device used by writers to create a particular effect
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rhyme
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similarity of end-sounds between words.
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rhythm
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the pattern of beats in speech or a line of verse.
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root
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the basic part of a word that usually carries most of the meaning
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simile
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a comparison using "like" or "as".
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synonym
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a word that has the same meaning as another word
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thesaurus
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a book of words and their synonyms
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