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Idioms

a phrase that means something different from the individual words in it

Simile

compare two things using like or as

Metaphor

compare two things without using like or as

Alliteration

same beginning consonant sound

Onomatopoeia

words that imitate real sounds

Personification

give human qualities to non-human things

Hyperbole

extreme exaggeration to make a point

euphemism

An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant

synecdoche

a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa

metonymy

substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it

rhyme

Repetition of sounds at the end of words

rhyme scheme

A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

consonance

Repetition of consonant sounds at the end of the word

alliteration

Repetition of initial consonant sounds

assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds

iambic

U/

trochaic

/U

spondaic

//

meter

A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

monometer

one foot

dimeter

two feet

trimeter

three feet

tetrameter

four feet

pentameter

five feet

syllables

Beats in a word

speaker versus author

speaker = person speaking in the poem
author = person who wrote the book

lines

phrases or words in a stanza

stanza

A group of lines in a poem

generalization

(n) a statement that may be true in most situations, but is not true all of the time.

hierarchy

(n) a ranking system that places one above another; chain of command

urbanize

(v) to build up houses, cities, etc. in the countryside; to change a place into a town-like area.

rigid

(adj) very strict, inflexible, and difficult to change

quotas

(n) a specific proportion, share, or amount of something that is allowed in a particular period

partial

(adj) incomplete; unfinished

chronic

(adj) continues for a long time and cannot be easily cured or resolved

dictate

(v) to command or order with force; to decree

chronological

(adj) in time or number order

coexist

(v) to exist together

deteriorate

(v) to become worse; to decline

dominant

(adj) the most noticeable or most significant

element

(n) one of the parts or factors that makes up a whole

emerge

(v) to be revealed; to become obvious

ailment

(n)sickness; illness

assertive

(adj) behaving confidently so that you are noticed

contingent

(adj) dependent upon something that may or may not happen in the future

convene

(v) to assemble or meet formally

deter

(v) to prevent or discourage one from doing something

disdain

(adj) hatred or contempt for

oust

(v) to force someone out of a position of power

staunch

(adj) very firm in opinion or loyalty

zealous

(adj) extremely interested in and excited about something that you believe in, and behaving in a way that shows this

futile

useless; hopeless

hostile

(adj.) unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive

indifferent

having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned

surreptitious

(adj.) stealthy, secret, intended to escape observation; made or accomplished by fraud

scorn

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

optimistic

hopeful and confident about the future

desolate

deserted, without inhabitants, barren