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My father carries the weight of the world
Allusion
1 of 23
Men sell the wedding bells
Assonance
2 of 23
Shelley sells shells by the seashore.
Consonance
3 of 23
The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on
Mood
4 of 23
Seriously funny
Oxymoron
5 of 23
I am nobody
Paradox
6 of 23
Because I do not hope to turn again Because I do not hope Because I do not hope to turn…
Repetition
7 of 23
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
Rhyme
8 of 23
The people along the sand (A) All turn and look one way. (B) They turn their back on the land. (A) They look at the sea all day. (B)
Rhyme Scheme
9 of 23
Why so pale and wan, fond Lover?
Rhythm
10 of 23
All the world’s a stage
Sybolism
11 of 23
Love and friendship
Theme
12 of 23
He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee
Imagery
13 of 23
like a small bird beating about the cruel wires of a cage
Simile
14 of 23
She is all states, and all princes, I
Metaphor
15 of 23
The furrow followed free
Alliteration
16 of 23
When well-appareled April on the heel Of limping winter treads
Personification
17 of 23
My grandmother is as old as the hills.
Hyperbole
18 of 23
And murmuring of innumerable bees
Onomateopoeia
19 of 23
Sea and the sky
Sibilance
20 of 23
If music be the food of love, play on;
Meter
21 of 23
Father: “We are going on a vacation.” Son: “That’s great!!!”
Tone
22 of 23
I wandered lonely as a cloud
Pathetic Fallacy
23 of 23

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Card 2

Front

Men sell the wedding bells

Back

Assonance

Card 3

Front

Shelley sells shells by the seashore.

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Seriously funny

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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