Dichotomy (Definition)

contrast two things that are represented as being different

words whose ends correspond with one another

Lyric Poem (definition)

poetry which shows emotions or feelings in the first person

Antithesis (definition)

something that is the opposite of something else

Personification (example)

The wind whistled through the trees

an unproven statement to be advanced in a argument

Acrostic (definition)

poetry the first, last or other letters spell out a word

Narrative (definition)

a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

a repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed sounds

3 lines 1 and last 5 syllables and the middle has 7 syllable

Evaluate (definition)

to investigate the nature or significance of something

Free Verse (definition)

poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter

act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

Critical (definition)

an analysis in the faults of a work of literature or art

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Pathos (definition)
powerful, effective language
appeal to logic
appeal to ethics
appeal to emotion
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Metaphor (example)
A smile is like a warm summer day
sizzle
i'm on fire out here
you are my sunshine
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Dichotomy (Definition)
to investigate the nature or significance of something
contrast two things that are represented as being different
a harsh mixture of sounds
Something likely to change
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Rhyme (definition)
words that sound nothing alike
words that sound the same but are spelled differently
words that are spelled the same with different pronunciation
words whose ends correspond with one another
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Lyric Poem (definition)
a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
a figure of speech that doesn’t mean what it is saying
poetry which shows emotions or feelings in the first person
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Antithesis (definition)
a copy of another thing
contrast two things that are represented as being different
something that is the opposite of something else
an analysis in the faults of a work of literature or art
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Personification (example)
dumb as a door nob
she sells sea shells
The wind whistled through the trees
raining cats and dogs
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Thesis (definition)
a harsh mixture of sounds
to investigate the nature or significance of something
an unproven statement to be advanced in a argument
the state of sticking together
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Eloquence (definition)
ordinary writing, distinguished from verse
powerful, effective language
is reasoning from statements to reach a logical conclusion.
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Acrostic (definition)
poetry the first, last or other letters spell out a word
a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
poetry first last lines have 5 syllables the middle line 7
non rhyming stressed syllables so they sound the Same
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Narrative (definition)
visually descriptive language
a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
the same letter at the beginning of a series of words
giving human characteristics to something not human
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Simile (example)
the tree hid the swing from the sun
snap
Sweet as candy
i could eat a horse
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Cacophony (Definition)
serving to expound
Something likely to change
a harsh mixture of sounds
an analysis in the faults of a work of literature or art
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Rhythm (definition)
Rhymes
words whose ends correspond with one another
a beat (like in a song) that goes along with the reading
a repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed sounds
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Assonance (example)
sly as a fox
fire gnawing at the walls
penitence, reticence
pow
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Haiku (definition)
a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
repetition of the sound of a vowel in nonrhyming discernible
3 lines 1 and last 5 syllables and the middle has 7 syllable
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Logos (definition)
appeal to logic
many, various
appeal to ethics
appeal to emotion
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Imagery (definition)
a meme
pictures to go along with the story
visually descriptive language
words that describe a picture
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Evaluate (definition)
serving to expound
to investigate the nature or significance of something
the state of sticking together
a harsh mixture of sounds
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Coherence (definition)
serving to expound
a harsh mixture of sounds
the state of sticking together
to place side by side
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Ethos (definition)
appeal to emotion
appeal to emotion
act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
appeal to ethics
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Free Verse (definition)
last or other letters in a line spell out a word or phrase
comparison between two things
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
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Alliteration (examples)
sweet as honey
nagging napping nut
Balloon;moon
boom
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Onomatopoeia (example)
raining cats and dogs
peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
bam
A smile is like a warm summer day
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Support (definition)
quality of being coherent and easily understood
act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
powerful, effective language
lax in morals
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Variable (definition)
serving to expound
to investigate the nature or significance of something
the state of sticking together
Something likely to change
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Critical (definition)
Something likely to change
to investigate the nature or significance of something
an analysis in the faults of a work of literature or art
the state of sticking together
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Expository (definition)
a harsh mixture of sounds
Something likely to change
serving to expound
to place side by side
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Juxtapose (definition)
to place side by side
Something likely to change
a harsh mixture of sounds
an analysis in the faults of a work of literature or art

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