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17 Cards in this Set
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Terza Rima |
A verse form made up of three-line stanzas that are connected by an over lapping rhyme scheme |
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Eye rhyme or sight rhyme |
A similarity between words in spelling buy not in pronunciation |
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Villanelle |
A fixed form developed by French courtly poets of the middle ages, in imitation of Italian folk song. Consists of 6 rhyme stanzas in which 2 lines are repeated in a pattern. Ex: "lonely hearts" by Wendy Cope |
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Enjambment |
(In verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. Ex: "it is a beauteous evening" by William Woodsworth |
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Anaphora |
The use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition. Ex: Shakespeare's play "Richard II" |
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Caesura |
A pause near the middle of a line Ex: "singe a song of Sixpense" |
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Epistrophe |
The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences. Ex: "The rebel" by D.J. Enright |
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Anastrophe |
The inversion of the usual order of words or clauses Ex: "Yoda in star wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes back" |
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Chiasmus |
The figure of speech in which two or more clauses are related to each other through a reversal of structures in order to make a larger point. Ex: "Othello" by Shakespeare |
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Euphony |
The quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through a harmonious combination of words. Ex: "Ode to Autumn" by John Keats |
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Cacophony |
A harsh discordant mixture of sounds Ex: "the bridge" by Hart Crane |
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Synecdoche |
A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa Ex: "Cleveland won by six runs" |
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Antonomasia |
A substitution of any epithet or phrase for a proper name. Ex: "the tittle corporal" for Napoleon I |
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Synesthesia |
The production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulating of another sense or part of the body. Ex: "Ode to Nightingale" by John Keats |
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Litote |
Figure of speech wherein understatement is used to emphasize a point by stating a negative or further affirm a positive, often incorporating. Ex: "a Tale of a Tub" by Johnathan Swift |
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Metonymy |
The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant Ex: "suit for business executive" or "the track for horse racing" |
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Parallelism |
The state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way Ex: "To err is human; to forgive is divine" |
