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20 Cards in this Set
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anapest
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two unaccented syllables followed by one accented syllable
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technical climax
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the main turning point in the narrative
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idiom
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words that make sense when they go together. "give way"
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aphorism
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a short statement of a general truth or idea
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verbal irony
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sarcasm
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parallelism
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similarity of construction of word groups especially for effect or rhythm
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denouement
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a solution or working out especially of a complicated or difficult situation
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trochee
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one accented syllable followed by one unaccented syllab
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sonnet
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a poem of 14 lines usually rhyming by a fixed scheme
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dactyl
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one accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables
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anecdote
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a brief story about something interesting or funny in a person's life
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parable
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is a short story, which is told in order to make a moral or religious point
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exposition
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an explanation
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refrain
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repeated many times
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archetype
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the original pattern or model from which something is copied
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caesura
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break in the flow of sound usually in the middle of a line of verse
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allegory
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a story in which the characters and events are symbols that stand for truths about human life
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elegy
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a poem or song expressing sorrow especially for one who is dead
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dramatic climax
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separate stories come together
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spondee
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two accented syllables
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