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19 Cards in this Set
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enjambment
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continuation of a sentence or clause over a line break
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antecedent
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a type of precursor
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allegory
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figure of speech in which abstract ideas are described in terms of characters, figures and events.
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alliteration
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ex.
but a better butter makes a better batter a big bully beats a baby boy. paypal, dunkindonuts, cocacola |
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juxtaposition
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2 ideas, characters, and actions placed side by side
ex god and Satan tale of two cities |
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pentameter
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5 strong metrical feet or beats
if MUsic BE the FOOD of LOVE, play ON |
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unryhmed freeverse
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lines don't rhyme and have no regular meter or beats per line
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inversion (anastrophe )
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normal order of words is reversed.
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hyperbole
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deliberate exaggeration
your bag weighs a ton |
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imagery
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the room was dark and gloomy
dark and gloomy |
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blank verse
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no rhyme but does have iambic pentameter
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exposition
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used to introduce background info about events settings characters etc.
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onomatopoeia
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a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing
the buzzing bee flew away the sack fell in the river with a splash. |
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parallelism
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to err is human, to forgive is divine
easy come, easy go |
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symbolism
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all the world's a stage
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tragedy
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represents a serious subject matter about human suffering and corresponding terrible events
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allegory
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symbolism device where the meaning is greater but conveyed with a more corporeal object or idea
life ifls like a box of chocolates |
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chiasmus
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two phrases but inverted
you can take the Patriot out of the country but not the country out of the Patriot |
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anecdote
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a short verbal accounting of a funny amusing incident.
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