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unit 3
GT reading
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| figurative language | words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are literally true |
| hyperbole | figure of speech that the truth is exaggerated "I'm so hungry , I could eat a horse." |
| personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea "The sun smiled down on us." |
| simile | a comparison between 2 unlike things, using the word "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | a comparison between 2 things that are basically unalike but share some qualities without using the word "like" or "as" |
| graphic element | visual element of a poem such as word position, capital letters, line length and position, stanza length. (Includes poetry) |
| alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words "Crusts of black, burned, buttered toast." |
| meter | the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words the "i" sound in "is a diamond blind in the black belling of coal" |
| meter | the regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables |
| repetition | a technique in which a sound, word, phrase, or line is repeated for emphasis or unity; often helps to reinforce meaning and create an appealing rhythm |
| rhythm | a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry |
| stanza | a group of 2 or more lines that form a unit in a poem |
| rhyme schema | a pattern of end rhymes in a poem. It is noted by assigning a letter of the alphabet, beginning with a, to each line. Lines that rhyme are given the same letter. |
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