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22 Cards in this Set
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Assonance
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repeated vowel sounds in neighboring words
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ballad
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poems that tell a story
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blank verse
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a verse with no rhym in it
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characterization
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method a writer uses to develope a character
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closed form
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a poem structured with some sort of pattern, be it rhyming or line length
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complication
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increases or introduces the problem
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couplet
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pair of lines in poetry that rhym
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dactyl
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a word with one long syllable followed by two shorts
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denouement
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the unraveling of a plot
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diction
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choice of words that low well with the subject
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foil
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a character that contrasts with another (protagonist)
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foot
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underlying rythm of a poem
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free verse
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refrains from patterns
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literal language
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to write/say something that means its actual defenition
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lyric poem
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uses rhyming schemes to represent emotional and personal feelings
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narrative poem
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poetry that has a plot
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octave
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an 8 lined poem
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open form
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writing freely without worrying about specific word usage or pattens
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recognition
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the point where the character realises his/her point
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reversal
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where the action of the plot takes an unexpected turn
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subplot
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a parallel plot in the story that coexists
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syntax
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the grammacle order of words in a sentance or verse
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