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| The repetition of consonant sounds, most often the sounds beginning words, in close proximity |
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| Unacknowledged reference and quotations that authors assume the readers will recognize |
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| Repetition of the same word of phrase at the beginning of a line throughout a work or section of a work |
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| The addressing of a poem to a real or imaginary person who is not present |
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| The repetition of vowel sounds in different words in close proximity |
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| A narrative poem composed of quatrains |
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| A short but definite pause used for effect within a work of poetry |
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| "Seize the Day". Poetry concerned with the shortness of life and the need to act in or enjoy the present |
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| The partial or total identity of consonants in words whose main vowels differ |
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| Two successive rhyming lines |
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| Degree of language (Formal, neutral, informal) |
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| Double-Rhyme or Trochaic Rhyme |
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| Rhyming words with two syllables in which the first syllable is accented |
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| A type of poem, derived from theater, in which a speaker addresses an internal listener or the reader |
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| A line ending in a full pause, usually indicated with a period or semicolon |
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| A line having no end punctuation but running over to the next line |
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| A complete detailed analysis of a work of literature, often word-by-word or line-by-line |
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| Words that seem to rhyme because they are spelled similarly but pronounced differently |
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| A measure of heavy and light stresses |
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| Unstressed unstressed stressed (foot) |
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| Stressed unstressed unstressed (foot) |
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| Unstressed stressed (foot) |
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| Stressed unstressed (foot) |
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| Logical deductions based on 1 major premise, 2 minor premises, and 3 conclusions |
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| Descriptive words and phrases that trigger the senses |
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| A comparison between two unlike things, describing one thing as if it's something else |
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| An extended and elaborate metaphor or simile that links two apparently unrelated fields or subjects in an unusual and surprising conjugation of ideas |
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| The number of feet within a line of traditional verse |
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| The first eight lines of an Italian or Petrarchan sonnet, unified by rhythm, rhyme and topic |
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| A blending of consonant or vowel sounds used to describe a noise or activity |
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| A phrase combining two contradictory terms |
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| A rhetorical figure embodying a seeming contradiction that is nonetheless true |
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| Attributing human characteristics to nonhuman objects |
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| A four-line stanza or poetic unit |
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| A pattern of rhyme, usually indicated by assigning a letter to each of the rhymes at the end of a line of poetry |
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| A six-line stanza or unit of poetry |
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| A fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter, composed of three quatrains and a couplet |
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| A near rhyme in which the concluding consonant sounds are the same but not the vowels |
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| A closed form consisting of fourteen lines written in iambic pentameter |
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| A group of poetic lines relating to a paragraph in prose |
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| A rhetorical figure that describes on sensory impression in terms of a different sense, or one perception in terms of a totally different or even opposite meaning |
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| Word order and sentence structure |
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| Triple Rhyme / Dactyl Rhyme |
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| Rhyming words with three or more syllables in which all but the last syllable are accented |
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| Deliberately underplaying or undervaluing a thing to create emphasis |
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