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16 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration |
Same first letter (Repetition of consonant sounds) |
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Assonance |
Repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry |
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Blank verse |
Unrhymed iambic pentameter (A line of poetry or prose) |
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Caesura |
A strong pause within a line of verse |
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Connotation |
Perceived meaning of a word (beyond the dictionary definition) |
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Couplet |
A pair of rhymed lines |
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Denotation |
The literal meaning of a word (dictionary meaning) |
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Diction |
The selection of words in a work |
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Enjambment |
A run-on line of poetry in which logical and grammatical sense carries over from one line into the next |
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Figurative language |
A form of language use beyond its literal meaning |
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Hyperbole |
A figure of speech involving exaggeration |
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Metaphor |
A comparison two unlike objects without using like or as |
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Meter |
Measured pattern of rhythmic accents in poems |
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Personification |
Giving human qualities to inanimate objects |
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Simile |
Comparing things using like or as |
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Stanza |
A division or unit of a poem that is repeated in the same form |
