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15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Alliteration
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REPITITION OF CONSONANTS
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Rhyme Scheme
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AN ORDERED PATTERN OF RHYMES
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Irony
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A STATEMENT OR SITUATION WHERE THE MEANING IS CONTRADICTED
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Metaphor
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FIGUREOF SPEECH IN WHICH A WORD OR PHRASE IS APPLIED TO AN OBJECT OR ACTION (not literally applicable).
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Internal Rhyme
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A RHYME INVOLVING A WORD IN THE MIDDLE OF A LINE AND ANOTHER AT THE END OF THE LINE OR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NEXT.
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Imagery
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VISUALLY DESCRIPTIVE OR FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
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Meter
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RYTHMIC, RECURRING PATTERN OR ACCENTED AND UNACCENTED SYLLABLES YOU HEAR IN LITERATURE.
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Simile
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COMPARING ONE THING TO SOMETHING ELSE OF A DIFFERENT KIND
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Poetic Stanza
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A GROUP OF LINES OR VERSES FORMING A SECTION IN A POEM
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Slant Rhyme
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CONOSONANCE ON THE FINAL LETTERS OF THE WORDS INVOLVED
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Allusion
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AN EXPRESSION DESIGNED TO CALL SOMETHING TO MIND WITHOUT MENTIONING IT.
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Sight Rhyme
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TWO WORDS ARE SPELLED SIMILARLY BUT PRONOUNCED DIFFERENTLY AD HAVE COME INTO GENERAL USE THROUGH ARTISTIC LICENSE
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Symbolism
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WORD OR OBJECT THAT STANDS FOR ANOTHER WORD OR OBJECT
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Allegory
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A STORY OR POEM WITH A HIDDEN MESSAGE USUALLY A MORAL
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Hyperbole
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EXAGGERATING STATEMENTS NOT MEANT TO BE TAKEN LITTERALLY
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