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18 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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Repeated consonant sounds
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Allusion
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A reference to a famous person or event in life or literature
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Apostrophe
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A character addresses an anstract thing
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Aside
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A few lines spoken directly to the audience
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Assonance
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Repetition of vowel sounds within literally
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imagery
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Language that appeals to the five senses, usually to paint a visual picture. May be made up of other poetic terms, such as simile, metaphor, or personification
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Dramatic Irony
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The audience knows something the characters don't
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Verbal Irony
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Also known as sarcasm; saying one thing but meaning something different
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Situational Irony
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The opposite of what we expect occurs
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Metaphor
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A comparison of two dissimilar things; one thing is said to be another
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Onomatopaeia
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The sound of the word imitates the original sound
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Oxymoron
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Contadictory or opposite terms intentionally paired together
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Personification
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giving human characteristics to inanimate objects
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Pun
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A play on words; A word is used which has two meanings at the same time, which results in humor.
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Repetition
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A word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of stanzas or lines
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Rhyme Scheme
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Words at line ends rhyme.
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Simile
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A comparision in which two things are said to be like or as one another.
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Soliliquy
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A long spech, usually spoken to oneself.
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