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32 Cards in this Set
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first constanant of two words
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alliteration
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very exxagerated
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hyperbole
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a figure speech that contradicts itself
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oxymoron
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the/loveth
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archaism
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creates an image in your head,descriptive
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imagery
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the repetition of the first vowel in two words
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assonance
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I had fallen through a trapdoor of depression
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metaphor
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the tree smiled at me
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personification
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shhhh!
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onomatopoeia
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the rain is like a song
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simile
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poetic stanza consisting of 5 lines of verse
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cinquain
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verse without rhyme, esp. that which uses iambic pentameter.
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blank verse
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poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
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free verse
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complex rhyming of multiple syllables
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femenine rhyme
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temporary camp without tents or cover,usedby soldiers/mountainers
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bivouca
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inspiring,majestic
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sublime
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guess,suspect
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surmised
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ornamental molding asround th wall of a room just below the ceiling
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cornice
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having or showing impressive beauty/dignity
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majestically
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state of temporary diuse or suspending
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abeyance
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erase
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effuce
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rapacious monster described as having a woman's hady/body and birds wings/claws
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harpies
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surrounded by ,in the middle of
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amid
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smirkk,cruel smile
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sneer
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optimistic and sentimental
faith |
Longfellow
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civil war
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holmes
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nothing published till after her death
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dickinson
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common man ,socialist,industrial
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sandburg
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rural, famous poet,gave a speech to pres
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frost
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20s poet
friends published poetry |
robinson
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social poet,optimistic
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whitman
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harlem,jazz,musical
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hughes
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