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20 Cards in this Set
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agile
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able to move quickly and easily
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alliteration
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repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
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assertion
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a statement
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assonance
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repetition of vowel sounds in non-rhyming words
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cascade
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a waterfall
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chronicle
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a record of events
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consonance
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repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words
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coveted
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greedily wished for
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inconsequential
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of no importance
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instigate
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to stir up; provoke
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metaphor
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a comparison without using the words like or as
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meter
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a repeated rhythmic pattern
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onomatopoeia
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use of words that sound like what they refer to
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predominating
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most important or frequent
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prudence
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the use of good judgement and common sense
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rhyme
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a likeness of sounds at the ends of words
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rhythm
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pattern of sound created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line
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simile
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a comparison indicated by the word like or as
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stanza
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lines of a poem arranged in groups
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vestibule
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a small entryway within a building
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