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15 Cards in this Set
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allegory
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a symbolic narrative in which the surface details imply a secondary meaning.
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Alliteration
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the repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words
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Assonance
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the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry or prose.
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Blank Verse
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a line of poetry or prose in unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Connotation
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the associations called up by a word that go beyond it's dictionary meaning
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Denotation
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Dictionary meaning of a word
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Dramatic Irony
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the Discrepancy between what the characters know and what the readers know
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Enjambment
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A run-on line of poetry in which logical and grammatical sense carries over from one line into the next.
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Lyric Poem
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A type of poem characterized by brevity, compression, and the expression of feeling.
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Sonnet
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A 14 line poem in iambic pentameter. (Shakespearean)
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Syntax
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The grammatical order of words in a sentence or line of verse or dialogue.
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Foil
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A character who contrasts and parallels the main character in a play or story.
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Epic
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A long narrative poem that records the adventures of a hero.
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situational irony
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irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected.
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