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18 Cards in this Set
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allegory
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piece of work that is symbol for something else
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alliteration
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repetition of the first sound of a word
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allusion
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a brief reference to someone or something else
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aphorism
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short witty statement that embodies a moral
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apostrophe
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a direct address that breaks off from the story to talk to someone or something that cannot respond
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blank verse
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unrhymed iambic pentameter
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caucophony
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a succession of harsh-sounding terms in a work
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euphony
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a repetition of sweet-sounding terms in a work
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caesura
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a pause in a line of verse
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conceit
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an elaborate figure of speech comparing two dissimilar things
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consonance
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repetition of a consonant sound
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elegy
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a solemn work usually written in remembrance of someone's death
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epithet
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a descripitve expression describing a person's quality
ex: Old Roger Chillingworth |
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extended metaphor
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metaphor throughout an entire work
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fable
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a brief tale in which the characters are often animals told to point out moral truth
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folk tale
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a type of early literature passed from generations with the characteristics of being humorous, flat and stereotypical characters, and the events are unbelievable and supernatural
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free verse
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doesn't have meter, rhyme, or fixed pattern, lines end at natural pauses
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration for emphasis
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