Titanic and Edmund Fitzgerald flashcard

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words or phrases. Example: 'Of the big lake they called Gitche Gumee'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other. Example: 'That good ship and true was a bone to be chewed'.

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect. Example: 'When the waves turn the minutes to hours'.

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What does mood refer to in literature?

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Mood refers to the emotional atmosphere of a piece of writing, which evokes certain feelings in the reader. Example: The mood of the song is sad.

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Why does the lake 'never give up her dead'?

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It is said that the lake is so cold that the bacteria’s growth is slowed, preventing bodies from filling with gas and rising.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human things. Example: 'The waves danced in the moonlight'.

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What is tone in literature?

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Tone refers to the author's attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through word choice and style.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile was like sunshine'.

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What is a stanza?

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A stanza is a grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.

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What is rhyme?

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Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, often used at the end of lines in poetry.