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20 Cards in this Set
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aphorism
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a short pithy saying expressing a general truth; maxim
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aphorism
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A watched pot never boils.
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assonance
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Do you like blue?
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assonance
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on a proud round cloud in white high night
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assonance
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The repetition of like vowel sounds
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consonance
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Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds, but not vowels, as in assonance
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consonance
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lady lounges lazily
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consonance
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dark deep dread crept in
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homophone
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a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not
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homophone
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an example is heir and air
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voice
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the quality that makes an author's writing unique, and which conveys the author's attitude, personality, and character
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voice
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the characteristic speech and thought patterns of a first-person narrator
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sonnet
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A lyric poem of fourteen lines
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sonnet
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a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure
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homophone
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an example is rose (a flower) and rose (past tense of rise)
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homophone
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an example is heir and air
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homophone
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a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not
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literature
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the body of written works of a language period or culture
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literature
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imaginative or creative writings, especially of recognized artistic value
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term
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a word or expression that has a precise meaning in some uses
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