Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcard CKLA

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Rhyme scheme

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The pattern of repeated rhyming words in a poem.

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Allusion

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An indirect reference to an outside work of art or a cultural figure.

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Stanza break

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The blank space that divides two stanzas from each other.

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Slant rhyme

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When two words share only the same final consonant sound.

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Figurative language

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Words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition; similes and metaphors are two examples.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

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

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Personification

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

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Excerpt

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A short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.

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Quatrain

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A stanza of four lines, often with alternating rhymes.