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41 Cards in this Set
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Limerick
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- A short humorous poem
- Is a 5 line poem with an AABBA rhyming pattern - Consists of 2 short syllables followed by 1 long one - Lines 1,2, and 5 are longer with 8-12 syllables - Lines 3 and 4 are shorter with 4-6 syllables -Tells a story and has a lesson |
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Sonnet
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- A fourteen-line poem that usually follows a set rhyme scheme and rhythm of either a Shakespearean or Italian sonnet.
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Couplet
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When the last two lines rhyme.
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Sestest
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Six lines together (e.g. CDE CDE)
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Shakespearean Sonnet Rhyming Pattern
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ABAB CDCD EFEF followed by couplet (GG)
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Italian Sonnet Rhyming Pattern
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ABBA ABBA followed by a sestest of CDE CDE (or CDC CDC / CDE DCE)
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Ballads
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- Always rhyme
- follows ABCB rhyming pattern. - Catchy (has a beat) - Tells a story (beginning, middle, end). - Can have a chorus. - Often sad |
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Stanza
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- The grouping of lines in a poem to help with the organization of ideas
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Rhythm
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- The pattern of accented and unaccented words in a poem. The accented words are stressed (-) and the unaccented words are unstressed (~)
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Rhyme
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- The repetition of the same sound in different words
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Figures of speech
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- Figurative language that is not meant to be taken literally, it is meant to create a special effect or special meaning for the reader
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Simile
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- A comparison between two unlike things using like or as
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Metaphor
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- A direct comparison between two unlike things without using like or as.
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Personification
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Giving inanimate objects human characteristics
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Hyperbole
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- An exaggeration to invoke strong feelings or create a strong impression
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Aliteration
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- The repetition of the constant sound in a series of words
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Onomatopoeia
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The sound of a word resembles the meaning.
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Oxymoron
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The combination of two normally contradictory terms
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Allusion
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Reference to events or characters from history, myth, religion, literature, culture, etc.
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Ode
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- No specific rhyming patterns.
- Entire poem is talking about one subject - Very long |
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Plot
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Sequence of events in a novel/ short story.
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The point of view
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The perspective from which the story is told from.
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1st Person
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Uses "I" and is a character in the story.
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3rd Person Limited
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Tells the story from the point of view of one character, limited to what the character actually knows.
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3rd Person omniscient
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Story teller knows all about the characters' thoughts and motivation
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Theme
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The main idea underlying the plot
- (What message is the story trying to give us) |
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Irony
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Irony is the use of words to mean the opposite of what is said or situation opposite of what is expected.
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Situational Irony
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The contrast between what is said and what is expected
- i.e. goes to vet for shots but gets put to sleep |
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Dramatic Irony
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The contrast between what the character thinks is true and what is known by the audience to be true
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Verbal Irony
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Occurs where there is a contrast between what is said and what is meant
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Setting
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Where and when the story takes place.
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Atmosphere
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Also called mood; the atmosphere is the totality encompasses the story in which action occurs.
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Conflict
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The struggle between opposing forces or characters.
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Person VS. Themselves
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Personal, internal conflict
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Person VS. Person
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Two characters in either mental or physical opposition
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Person VS. Fate
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A character challenges his destiny, and usually loses
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Protagonist
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The central character or hero of the story
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Antagonist
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The person whom causes all the problems.
- Opposes or competes with the protagonist. |
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Foreshadowing
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Literary technique the author uses to hint at what will happen next.
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Parentheses
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Used to set off comments or asides in a sentence
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Dash
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Used to set off words that interrupt the main thought of a sentence
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