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a metrical foot of two syllables, the first unaccented annd the second accented
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| a metrical foot of two syllables, the first being accented and the second being unaccented (-u) |
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| a metrical foot of three syllables, the first two unaccented and the third accented |
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| the act of analyzing verse into meter and rhyme scheme |
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a metrical foot with two syllables both accented
Ex. baseball |
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| a break or pause in the line of a verse |
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| pleasant sounding; agreeable sounding |
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| harsh sounding; grating; jarring |
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| not in its original meaning; not literally; metaphorical |
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| word for word, based on the dictionary definition |
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the cutting short of a word by omitting a letter or syllable
(because->cuz) |
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the omission of a letter or letters in order to blend two words together
(do not->dont) |
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the repition of similiar vowel sounds in stressed syllables
(bad black cat) |
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| the use of words in which the consonants agree but the vowels differ |
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| the use in a phrase or sentence of words beginning with the same letter or sound |
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| the ise of words or phrases which, when pronounced, have the sound that spefically suggest or echoes its meaning |
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| inverted word order to continue an established meter or rhyme scheme |
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| one gramatical form is substituted for another, such as a noun for a verb |
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| the case or difficulty in moving the mouth from one sound to the next |
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