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15 Cards in this Set
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figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated
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hyperbole
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a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to an object, animal or idea.
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personification
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a line of poetry containing five iambic feet
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iambic pentameter
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the occurence of a similar or identical sound at the end of lines
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rhyme
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the pattern or flow of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
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rhythm
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the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
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alliteration
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a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the words like or as
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simile
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a metric foot (measurement of the line length) consisting of one unstressed (u) and one stressed (/) syllable
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a metric foot
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two consecutive lines of poetry that contain the same end rhyme
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rhyming couplet
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figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common
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metaphor
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words that suggest or imitate the sound of the action object or noise they stand for
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onomatopoeia
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when two or more words rhyme within a line of poetry
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internal rhyme
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the pattern of end rhyme in a poem
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rhyme scheme
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a grouping of two or more lines in a pattern that is repeated throughout the poem
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stanza
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an indirect reference to another literary work or to a famous person, place or event
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allusion
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