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15 Cards in this Set
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The alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables in language
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rhythm
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A generally regular pattern of streesed and unstressed syllables in poetry
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meter
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a foot of 2 syllables , a short followed by a long in quantitave meter, or an unstressed followed by a stressed in accentual meter
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iamb
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the repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are closer together in a poem
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rhyme
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occurs at the end of lines
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end rhyme
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occurs within lines
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internal rhymes
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indicated by giving each new rhyme a new letter of the alphabet
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rhyme scheme
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2 consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
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couplet
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a 4 line poetry that rhyme
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quatrain
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the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in words that are close together
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assonace
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language that appeals to the senses
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imagery
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a figure of speech that makes a comparison between 2 seemingly unlike things without using the connective words---like/as
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simile
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a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance,
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metaphor
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the repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are closer together
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iambic pentameter
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the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close 2 one another
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alliteration
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