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16 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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A repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words
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Ballad
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A narrative poem that was originally meant to be sung
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Couplet
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Rhymed pair of lines
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Epic
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A long narrative poem on a serious subject, presented in an elevated or formal style
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Form
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The physical arrangement of words on a page
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Free Verse
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poetry that does not contain regular patterns of rhyme or meter
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Imagery
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Words that help readers see, hear, feel, smell, and taste the experiences they present
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Lyric Poem
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A short poem that presents a single speaker who expresses his or her innermost thoughts
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Metaphor
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A direct comparision with no signal word.
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Narrative Poetry
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Tells a Story about one person's experience of an event in there life.
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Onomatopoeia
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words that sound like what they refer to
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Personification
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Figuative language in which animals, inanimate objects, or ideas are given human qualities
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Repetition
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Words or phrases is a rhetorical device used to emphasize concepts or ideas
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Rhyme Scheme
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Pattern formed by the rhymes at the end of the lines.
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Rhythm
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The pattern or beat of stressed and unstressed syllables.
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Simile
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A word such as like or as signals the comparison
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