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20 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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The repetition of an initial consonant sounds
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Assonance
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The repetition of vowel sounds
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Blank verse
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A line that does not rhyme;it is written in iambic pentameter
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Caesura
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A strong pause"--"
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Closed form
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Poetry that has a consistent rhyme scheme, line length, and metrical pattern
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Couplet
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Is a pair of lines that rhyme and have the same meter
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Dactyl
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A pattern of a stressed syllable and two unstressed ones
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Epic
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A long poem that tells an adventurous story
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Figurative language
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The umblrella term for the many ways and poetic devices that are used to communicate in a creative and nonliteral way
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Foot
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Basic unit of meter the describes the rhythm; is made up of stressed and unstressed syllables
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Free verse
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Poetry that doesn't have any rhyme scheme
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Image
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Representation of a feeling, an impression,or idea
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Lyric poem
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A poem that expresses thoughts and feelings
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Metaphor
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Comparison of two unlike things without using "as" or "like"
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Meter
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Pattern of rhythmic accents
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Onomatopoeia
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Imitation of a sound in a word form
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Personification
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Give living qualities to abstract concepts
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Quatrain
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A four-line stanza
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Ode
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Usually a serious poem to honor a person or subject
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Epigram
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Very short and witty poem
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