Titanic and Edmund Fitzgerald flashcard

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What is hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is a figure of speech that involves exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

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What does it mean when we say 'the lake never gives up her dead'?

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This phrase suggests that the lake is so cold that bacteria's growth is slowed, preventing bodies from filling with gas and rising to the surface.

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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 that one is the other.

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What is the mood of a song that is described as 'sad'?

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The mood of a sad song evokes feelings of sorrow, loss, or melancholy.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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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 in poetry.

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What is the significance of Gitche Gumee in the context of the song?

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Gitche Gumee refers to Lake Superior, highlighting its vastness and the dangers associated with it.

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What is the difference between tone and mood in literature?

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Tone refers to the author's attitude toward the subject, while mood is the emotional atmosphere experienced by the reader.

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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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