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25 Cards in this Set
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Canto |
one of the main or larger division of a long poem |
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Tercet |
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together |
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Terza rima |
an Italian form of iambicverse consistin of eleven-syllable lines arranged in tercets |
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Vernacular |
expressed or written iin the native language of a place |
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Symbol |
something used for or regarded as representing something else. |
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Allegory |
a representation of an abstract or spiritual meanning through concrete or material forms. |
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Perilous |
involving or full of grave risk or peril |
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Avarice |
insatiable greed for riches |
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Gaunt |
extremely thin and bony |
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Acquisition |
the act of acquiring or gaining possession |
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Hoarse |
having a raucous voice |
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Tremulous |
characterized by trembling as from fear |
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Cowardice |
lack of courage to face danger difficulty, opposition |
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Pandemonium |
wild uproar or unrestrained disorder |
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Scourge |
a whip or lash |
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Lamentation |
the act of lamenting or expressing greif |
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Blaspheme |
to speak impiously or irreverently |
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Debauchery |
to corrupt |
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Piteous |
evoking or deserving pity |
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Dalliance |
a trifling away of time |
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Treachery |
violation of faith |
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Righteousness |
the quality or state of being righteous |
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Sinewy |
having strong sinews |
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Malice |
desire to inflict injury harm or suffering on another |
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Incontinence |
unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces |
