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25 Cards in this Set
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alliteration
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repetition of the initial sound of words, particularly those beginning with consonants
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ambiguity
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that which has more than one possible meaning
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assonance
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repetition of identical vowel sounds
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caesura
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a rhythmical pause within the line
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conceit
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an elaborately extended metaphor or simile
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consonance
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repetition of identical consonant sounds
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end-stopped line
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a normal pause at the end of a line
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feminine rhyme
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a rhyme that falls on two or more syllables, only the first of which is accented
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free verse
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a poetic form in which either the metrical line, rhyme scheme, or stanza length does not conform to a regular pattern
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration for effect, not intended to be taken literally
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internal assonance
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repetition of identical vowel sounds within the line
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internal consonance
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repetition of identical consonant sounds within the line
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internal rhyme
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a rhyme occurring within the line
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irony
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a statement (or dramatic situation)intentionally opposite to what is actually meant
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masculine rhyme
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a rhyme that falls on the last syllable of a word
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metaphor
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an implied comparison between two apparently disparate things
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onomatopoeia
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words whose sounds suggest their own meaning
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paradox
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a statement which is only seemingly contradictory
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personification
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the attribution of human characteristics to a thing, inanimate object, or abstract idea
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refrain
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a regularly recurring phrase or verse at the end of each stanza or division of a poem
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run-on-line
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a line in which there is no pause at the end, but whose meaning is hurried over to the next line
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simile
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an expressed comparison between two things, utilizing such words as 'like' or 'as'
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slant rhyme
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a rhyme in which the sounds are not identical but only approximate
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speaker
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the "I" of a poem, not necessarily that of the poet
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trope
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a figure of speech
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