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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
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ALLITERATION
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THE RHYME OF THE INITIAL (FIRST) SOUNDS IN WORDS
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ALLUSION
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A REFERENCE TO PERSONS, PLACES, BOOKS, MYTHS, ETC., WHICH THE READER IS SUPPOSED TO RECOGNIZE
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ASSONANCE
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THE REPETITION OF SIMILAR VOWEL SOUNDS
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CONSONANCE
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THE REPETITION OF CONSONANT SOUNDS IN A LINE OR LINES
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COUPLET
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TWO LINES OF VERSE THAT RHYME
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CONNOTATION
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THE FEELINGS OR IDEAS THAT ARE SUGGESTED OR ASSOCIATED WITH A WORD OR EXPRESSION
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DENOTATION
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THE LITERAL OR DICTIONARY MEANING OF A WORD
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FOOT
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THE REPEATED ACCENT PATTERN IN A LINE OF POETRY
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HYPERBOLE
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A FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT IS AN EXTREME EXAGGERATION
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IMAGERY
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THE USE OF ANY WORD, OR GROUP OF WORDS, THAT APPEALS TO THE SENSES AND CREATES PICTURES IN THE MIND
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METAPHOR
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A COMPARISON WITHOUT USING THE WORDS "LIKE" OR "AS"
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METER
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THE RHYTHM OF A LINE OF POETRY CREATED BY THE REGULAR REPETITION OF SIMILAR ACCENT PATTERNS
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MOOD
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THE FEELING CREATED BY A POEM, STORY, OR PLAY
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ONOMATOPOEIA
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A WORD OR PHRASE THAT IMITATES THE SOUND OF THE THING IT DESCRIBES
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PERSONIFICATION
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GIVING INANIMATE OBJECTS HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS
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RHYME
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THE SIMILARITY OF SOUNDS OR SYLLABLES OF WORDS
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RHYME SCHEME
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THE PATTERN OF RHYMES IN A STANZA
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RUN-ON-LINE
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A LINE OF POETRY REQUIRING NO PAUSE AT THE END FOR MEANING
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SIMILE
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A COMPARISON USING THE WORDS "LIKE" OR "AS"
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SYMBOL
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A CONCRETE OBJECT THAT HAS ITS OWN MEANING BUT IS ALSO USED TO STAND FOR SOMETHING ELSE
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