Literary Devices Flashcard

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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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Which poetic device gives human attributes to things or abstract ideas?

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Personification

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Enjambment in poetry

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The continuation of a complete idea from one line or couplet to the next without a pause.

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Which term describes the prominence given to particular syllables in poetry? Options: Stress, Rhyme, Meter, Assonance

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Stress

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Onomatopoeia

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A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds.

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What is rhyme in poetry?

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The occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words.

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Apostrophe (literary term)

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Words spoken to a person who is absent or imaginary, or to an object or abstract idea.

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What does meter refer to in poetry?

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The arrangement of a line of poetry by the number of syllables and the rhythm of accented syllables.

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What is irony?

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A statement in which the meaning implied differs sharply from the expressed meaning.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same or similar sounds at the beginning of words.