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8 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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repeated consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
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Assonance
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Recurrence of vowel sounds in the presence of changing consonant sounds
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Blank verse
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Unrhymed verse form in iambic pentameter containing 5 metrical feet per line
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Consonance
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Repetition of consonant sounds in the presence of different vowel sounds
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elegy
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lyric poem expressing sadness/ grief: for the dead
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epic
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long narrative poem; originally oral tradition
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free verse
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poetry with irregular rhythmic beat instead of the usual metrical patterns
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hyperbole
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great exaggeration for expressive/ comic effect
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