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20 Cards in this Set
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free verse
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poetry without rhyme or meter
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hyperbole
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a figure of speech meaning exaggerationv
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antithesis
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a figure of speech meaning opposites
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personification
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when an author endows inanimate objects or abstract qualities with human characteristics
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alliteration
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the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or within words that are close together
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allusion
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a passing or casual reference to something, either direct or implied
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repetition
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a literary device featuring a recurring sound, word, or phrase
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diction
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choice of words and the way this choice expresses a particular style or mood
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connotation
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the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression
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denotation
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the dictionary definition of a word
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rhyme
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the exact repetition of sounds in the final accented syllables of two or more words
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onomatopoeia
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refers to the formation of a word by imitating the natural sound associated with the object or action involved
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ephemeral
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lasting for a very short time
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fiesta
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a festival or festive celebration
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circumscribe
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to encircle or limit
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boundless
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infinite or unlimited
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svelte
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graceful and slender or smoothly agreeable and polite
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venerable
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worthy of respect or reverence because of old age or other admirable characteristics
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barnacles
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a sea-dwelling, hard-shelled creature that often attaches itself to ship bottoms and timber
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entrails
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inner organs of the body, sometimes specifically the intestines
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