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12 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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where words are used in quick succession and begin with letters belonging to the same sound group
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Allusion
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a figure of speech whereby the author refers to a subject matter by way of passing reference
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Anaphora
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The use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repitition
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Anastrophe
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the inversion of the usual order of words or clauses
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Asyndeton
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the absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence
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Enjambment
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the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause
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Epistrophe
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the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences
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Extended Metaphor
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a figure of speech that constructs an analogy between 2 things/ideas
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Hyberbaton
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an inversion of the normal order of words
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Internal Rhyme
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a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line
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Onomatopoeia
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the formation of a word from a sound associated with what it is named
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Simile
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a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind (using "like" or "as")
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