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Apostrophe
________- A form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate, as if animate.
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Enjambment
________- the running- on of a line of poetry into another.
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Allusion
________- A reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place or thing.
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Alliteration
________- The repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
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Iambic pentameter
________- a line of ten syllables using the pattern of unstressed /stressed.
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Imagery
________- The use of words to represent things, actions, or ideas by sensory description.
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Conceit
________- Very elaborate comparisons between unlikely objects.
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Assonance
________- Repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words.
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Hyperbole
________- a deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration.
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Metaphor
________- an implied comparison.
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Dramatic irony
________- occurs when a character says or does something that has more or different meanings from what he thinks it means, though the audience and /or other characters do understand the full ramifications of the speech or action.
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Irony
________- The discrepancy between appearance and reality.
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Consonance
________- Repetition of a consonant sound with a series of words to produce a harmonious effect.
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Free verse
________- verse free of meter and, generally rhyme.
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Alliteration
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds
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Allusion
A reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place or thing
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Apostrophe
A form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate, as if animate
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Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words
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Blank Verse
iambic pentameter unrhymed
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Conceit
Very elaborate comparisons between unlikely objects
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Diction
Word choice
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Consonance
Repetition of a consonant sound with a series of words to produce a harmonious effect
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Enjambment
the running-on of a line of poetry into another
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Free verse
verse free of meter and, generally rhyme
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Hyperbole
a deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration
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iambic pentameter
a line of ten syllables using the pattern of unstressed/stressed
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Imagery
The use of words to represent things, actions, or ideas by sensory description
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Irony
The discrepancy between appearance and reality
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Verbal irony
The result of a statement saying one thing while meaning the opposite
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situational irony
occurs when a situation turns out differently from what one would normally expect, though often the twist is oddly appropriate
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Dramatic irony
occurs when a character says or does something that has more or different meanings from what he thinks it means, though the audience and/or other characters do understand the full ramifications of the speech or action
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