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13 Cards in this Set
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scop
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an old English bard or poet
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alliteration
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repitition of initial consonant sounds in words
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intrepid
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fearless
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iamb
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an unstressed syllable followed by a stessed syllable in a poetic line
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trochee
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a metrical foot of two syllables- stressed followed by instressed
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dactyl
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one stressed syllable followed by 2 unstressed syllables in a poetic line
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anapest
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foot of 3 syllables, two unstressed followed by stressed
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simile
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a figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as"
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metaphor
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a figure of speech that compares two things without using "like" or "as"
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allusion
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a reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event
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personification
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figure of speech where a nonhuman thing is given human characteristics
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claustrophobia
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a fear of enclosed places
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agoraphobia
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a fear of crowds, public places, or open areas
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