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15 Cards in this Set
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The repetition of the first letter or consonant in a series of words
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alliteration
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The voice of a poem, the person doing the speaking
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speaker
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A word, phrase, or group of lines that is repeated in a poem
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refrain
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The main idea or basic meaning of a literary work
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theme
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An eight-lin stanza
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octave
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The freedom a poet takes with language
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poetic license
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The repitition of syllables that sound alike
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rhyme
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A form of poetry that doesn't obey the rules of metrical verse
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free verse
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A teo-line stanza
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couplet
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A story told in verse usually meant to be sung
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ballad
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"Bright and airy
Light and free" |
beginning rhyme
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While I nodded nearly napping, suddenly there cam a tapping, tapping at my chamber door."
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internal ryhme
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A three-line poem with a 5-7-5 pattern
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haiku
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The bees buzz. Tha skates' whiz.
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onomatopoeia
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A type of figurative language that is an exaggeration. "Her smile was a mile wide."
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hyperbole
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