STUDY GUIDE for Renaissance Poetry Flashcard

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What does 'thee' mean?

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You

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What is an example of hyperbole?

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I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

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What is figurative language?

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Language that is not meant to be taken literally.

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What is the meaning of 'The Nymph's Reply'?

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It is practical, realistic, and written by a guy.

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What did Marlowe say he and his love would prove?

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Pleasures.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words that imitate sounds.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What does 'literal' mean?

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Taking words in their most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.