CREATIVE WRITING FLASHCARD

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Repetition of similar-sounding words at line ends in poetry.

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RHYME

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Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a verse or poem line.

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METER

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Basic unit of meter: one stressed syllable + one/two unstressed syllables.

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FOOT

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Ordered pattern of rhyming words at the end of poem lines.

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RHYME SCHEME

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Ancient Japanese poetry with 17 syllables in 3 lines.

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HAIKU

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Type of Figures of Speech: "I've told you to stop a thousand times."

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HYPERBOLE

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Type of Figures of Speech: "The Titanic was said to be unsinkable, but it sank on its first voyage."

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IRONY

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"The world is a stage."

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METAPHOR

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"sweet sorrow"

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OXYMORON

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"The snowflakes danced."

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PERSONIFICATION