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13 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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The repetition of consonant sounds, at the beginning of words.
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Antonym
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Words that are opposite in meaning
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Assonance
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The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a line of poetry.
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Blank Verse
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A line of poetry in unrhymed iambic pentameter
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Connotation
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The personal associations called up by a word that goes beyond its dictionary meaning
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Consonance
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The repetition of consonant sounds at the end of the word
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Denotation
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The dictionary meaning of a word
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Figurative Language
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A form of language use in which writers mean something other than the literal meaning of their words
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Form
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The arrangement or method used to convey the content
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Free Verse
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Poetry without a regular pattern of meter or rhyme
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Homonym
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Two words with the same pronunciation and spelling but with different meanings
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Homophone
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Two words with the same pronunciation but with different meanings and spellings
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Iambic Pentameter
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The repetition of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable
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