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21 Cards in this Set
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allegory
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a work with two meanings: literal and symbolic
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alliteration
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when the same letter or sound in the beginning of a word rhymes repeatedly
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allusion
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referring to another work
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ambiguity
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communicating multiple meanings
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anapest
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a pattern of two emphasized syllables followed by one emphasized syllable
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apostrophe
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when a poem directly address someone
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aside
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when someone in a play says something that is only intended for the audience
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attitude
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a narrator's point of view toward a particular subject
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aubade
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a love poem, set at dawn, where the narrator says goodbye to his or her loved one by wishing them good luck
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ballad
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a simple poem with dialogue and non-rhyming lines
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blank verse
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a poetic technique where none of the lines rhyme
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cacophony
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harsh and abrasive sounds that don't compliment each other
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caesura
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a pause or a brake in poetry indicated by punctuation
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catharsis
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tragedy provoked emotion
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comic relief
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the inclusion of humor to contrast tragic events
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connotation
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the suggested meaning of a word
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convention
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traditional aspect of a literary work
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couplet
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two pairs of rhyming lines in poetry
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denotation
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the literal definition of a word
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denouement
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the resolution of conflict or the conclusion
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deus ex machine
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appears at the last moment to resolve an ending
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