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LITERATURE

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  • What is allusion?
    It is an indirect reference to something. A reference or suggestion to a historical or wellknown person, place or thing.
  • What is a simile?
    A comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”
  • What is the subject of a poem?
    It´s the topic, what the poem is about
  • What is personification?
    The attribution of human qualities or characteristics to non-human things or abstract concepts.
  • Give an example of nonfiction prose
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  • What is a metaphor?
    It is when a writer compares one thing to another. A comparison of two unlike things not using “like” or “as.” But using the verb ‘TO BE’
  • Mention the major literary forms
    nonfiction prose, fiction prose, poetry, dramma
  • What is a poetic device?
    A poetic device is the use of words, phrases, sounds to convey meaning
  • What is literature?
    Literture can be defined as pieces of writing that are valued as works of art
  • What is form/layout?
    It´s the structure, how it is constructed and organized
  • What is poetry?
    It is a type of LITERATURE that expresses IDEAS, FEELINGS or tells a STORY in a specific form. It is the art of expressing one’s feelings or thoughts in verse.
  • What is repetition?
    It’s the process of repeating certain words or phrases for emphasis.
  • What is consonance?
    The repetition of a consonant sound in a sentence. It can be at the beginning, middle or end of the word.
  • What is imagery?
    Words that create images in your mind
  • What is onomatopoeia?
    It is the usage of sound words to create a dramatic effect.
  • What is repetition?
    It’s the process of repeating certain words or phrases for emphasis.
  • What is the mood of a poem? Examples
    The atmosphere that creates an emotional situation. Happy, sad, scary
  • What is apostrophe?
    It is a poetic device where the writer addresses a person or thing that isn’t present with an exclamation.
  • What is rhythm?
    It´s how the lines of a poem flow
  • Give examples of fiction prose
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  • What is the tone of a poem?
    It´s the poet´s attittude to the subject
  • What is assonance?
    The repetition of a vowel sound within a sentence.
  • Give examples of dramma
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  • What is a stanza?
    A stanza is a set of lines that are grouped together in a poem
  • What is enjambment?
    When a sentence continues into two or more lines in a poem
  • What is the theme?
    An idea that is continuously developed. The message or meaning, what it says about the subject
  • What is rhyme?
    It´s when words end in the same sound
  • What is genre?
    It´s a specific style or category of writing
  • What is alliteration?
    The repetition of a sound or letter at the begining words
  • What is a poem?
    A poem is the fundamental unit of poetry. It is an individual piece of work.