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46 Cards in this Set
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denotation
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the dictionary meaning of a word
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connotation
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the implied or suggested meaning connected with a word
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literal meaning
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limited to the simplest, ordinary, most obvious meaning
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figurative meaning
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associative or connotative meaning OR representational
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meter
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measured pattern of rhythmic accents in a line of verse
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rhyme
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correspondence of terminal sounds of words or of lines of verse
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apostrophe
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a direct address of an inanimate object, abstract qualities, or a person not living or present.
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hyperbole
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exaggeration for emphasis (the opposite of understatement)
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metaphor
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comparison between essentially unlike things without using words OR application of a name or description to something to which it is not literally applicable
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metonymy
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a closely related term substituted for an object or idea
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oxymoron
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a combination of two words that appear to contradict each other
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paradox
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a situation or phrase that appears to be contradictory but which contains a truth worth considering
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personification
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the endowment of inanimate objects or abstract concepts with animate or living qualities
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pun
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play on words OR a humorous use of a single word or sound with two or more implied meanings OR quibble
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simile
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comparison between two essentially unlike things using words such as "like," as," or "as though"
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synecdoche
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a part substituted for the whole
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irony
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a contradiction of expectation between what is said and what is meant or what is expected in a particular circumstance or behavior, or when a character speaks in ignorance of a situation known to the audience or other character
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imagery
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word or sequence of words representing a sensory
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synesthesia
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an attempt to fuse different senses by describing one in terms of another
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symbol
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an object or action that stands for something beyond itself
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alliteration
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the repetition of consonant sounds, particularly at the beginning of words
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assonance
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the repetition of similar vowel sounds
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elision
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the omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable to preserve the meter of a line of poetry
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onomatopoeia
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the use of words to imitate the sounds they describe
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allusion
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a reference to the person, event, or work outside the poem or literary piece-Example: "Shining, it was Adam and maiden"
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open
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poetic form free from regularity and consistency in elements such as rhyme, line length, and metrical form
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closed
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poetic form subject to a fixed structure and pattern
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stanza
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unit of a poem often repeated in the same form throughout a poem OR a unit of poetic lines
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blank verse
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unrhymed iambic pentameter
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free verse
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lines with no prescribed pattern or structure
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couplet
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a pair of lines, usually rhymed
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heroic couplet
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a pair of rhymed lines in iambic pentameter
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quatrain
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four-line stanza or grouping of four lines of verse
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sonnet
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fourteen line poem in iambic pentameter with a prescribed rhyme scheme
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English (Shakespearean) Sonnet
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A sonnet with the following rhyme scheme: abab cdcd efef gg
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Italian (Petrarchan) Sonnet
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A form of sonnet with the following rhyme scheme: abbaabba cdecde OR cdcdcd Its first octave generally presents a thought, picture, or emotion, while its final sestet presents an explanation, comment, or summary.
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stress
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greater amount of force used to pronounce one syllable over another
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pause
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(caesura) a break for a beat in the rhythm of the verse (often indicated by a line break or a mark of punctuation)
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rising meter
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meter containing metrical feet that move from unstressed to stressed syllables
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iambic (iamb)
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a metrical foot containing two syllables--the first is unstressed, while the second is stressed
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anapestic (anapest)
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a metrical foot containing three syllables--the first two are unstressed, while the last is stressed
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falling meter
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meter containing metrical feet that move from stressed to unstressed syllables
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trochaic (trochee)
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a metrical foot containing two syllables--the first is stressed, while the second is unstressed
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dactylic (dactyl)
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a metrical foot containing three syllables--the first is stressed, while the last two are unstressed
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spondee
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an untraditional metrical foot in which two consecutive syllables are stressed
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iambic pentameter
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a traditional form of rising meter consisting of lines containing five iambic feet (and, thus, ten syllables)
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