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Poetry

Poetry. The Art of Figurative Language. Oxymoron. Irony. Metaphor. Hyperbole. Poetry. Apostrophe. Idioms. Paradox. Simile. Personification. She is as pretty as a picture. Simile. Comparing two things using like or as. http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/literature/fiction.html.

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Poetry

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  1. Poetry The Art of Figurative Language

  2. Oxymoron Irony Metaphor Hyperbole Poetry Apostrophe Idioms Paradox Simile Personification

  3. She is as pretty as a picture. Simile Comparing two things using like or as http://depts.gallaudet.edu/englishworks/literature/fiction.html

  4. The stars danced in her eyes. Metaphor One thing is used to represent another

  5. Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo? Apostrophe If you could only see me now. A speaker addresses a person who is not present or a personified item.

  6. I would capture the moon. Hyperbole I nearly died laughing. Deliberate exaggeration http://volweb.utk.edu/schools/bedford/harrisms/hyperbole.htm

  7. Susan wrecked her car. She exclaimed, "I am having a wonderful night!" John stayed up all night completing a paper that was due the next morning. His computer crashed before he printed it. Irony Contrast between what is stated and what is meant or expected to happen

  8. The only certainty is change! A land of hunger in a time of plenty. Paradox Seems to be contradictory but actually is true It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.

  9. The door groaned as it slowly opened. Personification Nonhuman subject is given human characteristics. Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects.

  10. A fine mess Jumbo Shrimp Oxymoron Peaceful Force Taped Live Combines two opposing or contradictory ideas Silent Scream Absolutely unsure www.oxymoronlist.com/-99k

  11. Get to the heart of the matter. He is all thumbs. Idiom Saying or cliché that has hidden meaning. www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/6720/

  12. ‘Twas `bril lig `and the `sli thy `toves Did `gyre and `gim ble `in the `wabe. “Jabberwocky” Lewis Carroll Rhythm The recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds

  13. Rhyme MAGIC Shel Silverstein Sandra’s seen a leprechaun, Eddie touched a troll,* Laurie danced with witches once, Charlie found some goblin gold.* Donald heard a mermaid sing, Susie spied an elf,* But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make myself. * Words that sound the same

  14. Examples of Poetry Ballads Limericks Nonsense Poems Haiku Sonnets

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