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15 Cards in this Set
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Allegory
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extended metaphor with meanings outside narrative
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Anacrusis
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one or more unaccented syllables at beginning of verse before regular rythm of line
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chiaroscuro
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contrasting light and shade
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Epanalepsis
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repetition at end of clause a word that occured at begining
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Epithalamium
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A poem written to celebrate a wedding
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Spondee
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A foot composed of two accented syllables
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Iamb
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Foot consisting of one unaccented syllable and an accented syllable
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jargon
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confused speech, mixing of several languages and dialects
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nonsense verse
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includes nonsense words and words from various languages
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Parable
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illustrative story teaching a lesson
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Rhyme royal
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7 lined iambic pentamater poem thing
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Rondeau
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15 lines, 9th and 15th are short refrain
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Spoonerism
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Accidental interchange of sounds, usually initial consonants in 2 or more words
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Villanelle
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19 lines, fixed 19 line form only 2 rhymes and repeating 2 of lines according to set pattern
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Bowdlerize
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To expogate writing by omitting material considered offensive
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