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10 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
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Allegory
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story on a smaller scale where the characters setting, and plot are symbolic of a story on a larger scale.
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Allusion
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brief reference to another well known person, event of idea
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Aside
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A remark by a character in a play intended to be heard by the audience but not by the other characters.
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Atmosphere
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the mood or persistent feeling implied by a literary work. An author establishes atmosphere partly through description of setting and partly by the objects chosen to be described.
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Ballad
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usually referring to a song and in poetry, it is often sung with a musical instrument. Although not necessary, the ballad usually tells a dramatic story of hope, love, or despair.
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Bias
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Show prejudice for or against (someone or something) unfairly
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Blank verse
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A poem written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Character
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The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual
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Chronological Order
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a sequence of events arranged in their order of occurrence in time, such as a timeline. It is a sorting of dates from oldest to newest.
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