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20 Cards in this Set
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allegory
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figurative language, where the meaning is used to symbolize something more deep or spiritually meaningful. (with a second meaning)
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assonance
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rhyme where same vowels and different consonants or same consonants and different vowels are used to stress syllables.
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aubade
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about or greeting the dawn (morning dawn), often when the writer must leave a loved one.
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antagonist
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a character or force that another character struggles against.
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closed form
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structure characterized by regularity and consistency of rhyme, line length & metrical pattern.
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couplet
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a pair of rhymed lines
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denotation
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literal/dictionary meaning of a word.
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diction
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the selection of words chosen in particular (to have certain meaning or reason).
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epigram
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a brief (sarcastic) poem.
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exposition
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first stage of a plot where background information is given
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falling meter
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poetic meter falls from stressed to unstressed syllable.
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foil
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character who contrasts or parallels main character.
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meter
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the measured pattern of rhyming.
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octave
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eight-line "unit" (stanza)
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protagonist
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main character
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recognition
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the point at which the character recognize the position or situation they are in, for what it really is.
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rising meter
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poetic meter rises from unstressed to stressed syllable.
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satire
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criticizes human misconduct.
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symbol
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an action or object that stands for more than itself.
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syntax
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grammatical order of words.
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