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16 Cards in this Set
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End-stopped |
when the end of a sentence or clause coincides with the end of a line, creating a logical pause as its close |
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enjambment |
occurs when the sense of a line runs over to the succeeding line; also called a run-on line |
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refrain |
a phrase, line, or lines repeated at intervals during a poem, especially at the close of stanzas |
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alliteration |
the repetition of a speech sound (typically a consonant) at the beginning of a word in a sequence of nearby words |
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assonance |
the repetition of identical or similar vowels |
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consonance |
the repetition of a sequence or two or more consonants, with a change in the intervening vowel; repetition of consonants, especially at the end of stressed syllables. |
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onomatopoeia |
a word whose sound seems to resemble closely the sound it denotes |
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rhyme |
the repetition of sounds at the end of words |
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simile |
a comparison between two different things using "like" or "as" |
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metaphor |
an implied comparison between things essentially unlike |
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symbol |
a word or an image that signifies something other than what it represents with multiple meanings and connotations |
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hyperbole |
the use of exaggeration for effect |
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personification |
an inanimate object or concept is given human characteristics or feelings |
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metonymy |
an object, place, or person is used to represent something with which it is closely associated |
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allusion |
a passing reference to a literary or historical person, place, or event, or to another literary work |
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apostrophe |
a direct address to an absent person or abstract entity |
