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6964034155allegorystory or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning0
6964034156anaphorarepetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning1
6964034157Enjambmentcontinuation of one line of a poem to the next without pause2
6964034158apostrophefigure of speech used to address an imaginary character3
6964034159asidewhen a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on the stage4
6964034160assonancerepetition of vowel sounds5
6964034163Shakespearean sonneta 14 line poem with a rhyme scheme of ababcdcdefefgg6
6964034164Spenserian sonneta 14 line poem with a rhyme scheme of ababbcbccdcdee7
6964034165Italian sonneta 14 line poem that includes an octave and a sestet8
6964034168couplettwo rhyming lines in a verse9
6964034170free versePoetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme10
6964034171internal rhymeA word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line11
6964034173meterA regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry12
6964034175onomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.13
6964034176hyperboleA figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor14
6964034177oxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.15
6964034178paradoxA seeming contradiction16
6964034179satireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.17
6964034180soliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage18
6964034181synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa ex: His new wheels were enviable.19
6964044230themeuniversal lesson of a piece20
6964046973toneAttitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character21
6964048866moodFeeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader22
6964052376alliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds23
6964057830archetypea recurring character, setting, etc. in literature24
6964067678static characterA character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end25
6964069182dynamic characterdevelops and grows during the course of the story26

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