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15 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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repitition of the initial consonant sound.
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couplet
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two lines of a poem that rhyme.
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diction
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speaking style.
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foot
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groups of stressed and unstressed syllables.
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration.
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imagery
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an image in your head when you read, that appeals to one or more of the five senses.
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metaphor
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comparison without using "like" or "as".
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onomatopoeia
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a sound word.
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personification
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giving non-human like things, human-like qualities.
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repetition
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repeating.
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assonance
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repitition of vowels without repetition of consonant.
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consonance
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repetition of consonant's at end of words without repeating a vowel.
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similie
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comparison between two things using "like" or "as".
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symbol
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something that stands for or suggests something else.
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tone
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style or manner of expression in speaking or writing.
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