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24 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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the repetition of initial consonant sounds
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Allusion
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an indirect reference to a historical or literary person, place, thing, or event
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Assonance
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the repetition of a vowel sound with non rhyming words
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Blank Verse
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unrhymed poetry written j. iambic pentameter
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Consonance
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the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words
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Couplet
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two lines of a verse, usually in the same meter and joined by a rhyme, that form a unit
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Epic
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a long narrative poem on a serious subject and it includes a hero
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Figurative Language
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language that communicates ideas beyond the literal meaning of the words (ex: similes, personifications, metaphors, etc.)
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Free Verse
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poetry that does not contain regular patterns of rhyme and meter
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Iambic Pentameter
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10 line poem containing 5 stressed and 5 unstressed syllables (10 syllables total per line) the rhyme scheme is abab cdcd ef
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Imagery
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describes words and phrases that recreate vivid sensory experiences, makes the reader have a vivid picture of what they're reading
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Irony
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a contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens
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Lyric Poem
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any short poem that presents the speaker expressing their innermost thoughts and feelings (often about love)
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Meter
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repetition of a regular rhythmic within a line of petry
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Iamb
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an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
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Trochee
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a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable
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Anapest
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two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed
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Dactyl
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a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables
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Monometer
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a one foot line
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Dimeter
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a two foot line
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Trimeter
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a three foot line
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Tetrameter
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a four foot line
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Pentameter
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a five foot line
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Hexameter
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