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37 Cards in this Set
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Alliteration
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the repetition of initial consonant sounds
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Allusion
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A reference to a well known person, event, or place from history, music art, or another literary work
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Anaphora
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the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnings of two or successive clauses or lines
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Assonance
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a form of internal rhyme characterized by the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together
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Connotation
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The associationsand emotional overtones attached to a word beyond it's literal definition or denotation
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Consonance
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a form of internal rhyme in which consonant sounds are repeated
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couplet
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two consecutive lines of verse with end rhyme
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denotation
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the exact literal meaning of a word
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epigram
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A short witty saying or poem
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extended metaphor
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a metaphor extended over several lines or throughout an entire poem
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Figurative language
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words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of another not meant to be taken literally; similes, metaphors, and symbols are examples of figurative language
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Free verse
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poetry without a fixed pattern of meter and rhyme
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Hyperbole
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a literary device that uses exaggeration to suggest strong emotion or create a comic effect
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Iamb
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a metrical foot that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
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Image
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a word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses and creates a picture
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imagery
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the verbal expression of sensory experience; descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures; imagery is created by details that appeal to one or more of the five sentences
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metaphor
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a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another; for example, the moon was a crisp white cracker
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meter
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a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
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ode
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a lyric poem expressing feelings or thoughts of a speaker, often celebrating a person, event, or thing
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onomatopoeia
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words whose sounds suggest their meaning
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oxymoron
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words that appear to contradict each other. EX: cold fire
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parody
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a literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule
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personification
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a figure of speech that treats an object as if it were a living creature
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poetic structure
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the organization of words, lines, and images as well as ideas a writer uses
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Quatrain
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a four-line stanza in a poem
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Refrain
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a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song, usually at the end of a stanza
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Rhyme
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the repetition of sounds at the ends of words
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rhyme scheme
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a consistent pattern of rhyme throughout a poem
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Rhythm
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the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in spoken or written language, especially in poetry
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Satire
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a manner of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an effort to improve mankind and human institutions
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Simile
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a comparison of two or more unlike things using the words like or as
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Sonnet
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a fourteen-line lyric poem, usually written in iambic and following a strict pattern of rhyme
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Stanza
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A group of lines, usually similar in length and pattern, that form a unit within a poem
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symbol
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Anything that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level
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Symbolic
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Expressed in a symbol or symbols
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Theme
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a writer's central idea or main message about life
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tone
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a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
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