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13 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Satire
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foolish ideas or customs are ridiculed for thr purpose of improving society
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Imagery
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Appealing to the 5 senses; help the reader imagine exactly with the characters see
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Making inferences
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choosing the most likely explanation from the facts at hand
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Blank verse
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unrhymed lines in iambic pentameter
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Iambic pentameter
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metrical pattern of 5 feet or units, made up of two syllables; the first stressed, second unstressed
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Enjambment
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the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet or stanza
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Structure
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arrangement of its parts
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Stanzas
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group of lines that form a unit in a poem
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Rhyme scheme
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pattern of end rhyme in a poem
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Meter
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repetition of a regular rhythmic unit in a line of poetry
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Mood
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feelings or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
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Figurative language
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language that communicates ideas beyond the literal meaning of words
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Essay
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short work of non-fiction that deals with a single subject
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