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17 Cards in this Set
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terza rima
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a rhyming verse stanza form that consists of an interlocking
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eye rhyme/sight rhyme
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rhyme in which 2 or words are spelled similarly but pronounced differently
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villanelle
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a 19 line poetic form consisting of 5 tercets followed by a quatrain. There are 2 refrains and 2 repeating rhymes, with the first and third line of the first tercet repeated alternately until the last stanza, which includes both repeated lines
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enjambment
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the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
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anaphora
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repetition of a word or words at the beginning of 2 or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences
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caesura
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a complete pause in a line of poetry in a musical
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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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anastrophe
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the inversion of the usual order of words or clauses
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chiasmus
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figure of speech in which 2 or more clauses are related to each other through a reversal of structures in order to make a larger point
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euphony
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quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through a harmonious combination of words
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cacophany
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a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
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synecdoche
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a figure of speech in which a term that denotes one thing is used to refer to a related thing
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antonomasia
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substitution of any epithet or phrase for a proper name
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synesthesia
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a sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus
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litote
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figure of speech wherein understatement is used to emphasize a point by stating a negative to further affirm a positive, often incorporating double negatives for effect
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metonymy
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substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant
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parallelism
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use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meaning, etc.
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