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6680343441metonymya figure of speech in which one thing is used as a substitute for another with which it is closely identified. ex) "the press"0
6680349955synecdochea figure of speech in which part stands for a whole or whole for a part. ex) "wheels"1
6680357634paronomasiaa big word for puns2
6680359141synesthesiapresentation of one sense experience in terms usually associated with another sensation. ex) "for me, pain will always taste like oranges"3
6680367914litotedeliberate understatement with double negatives. ex) not unloved4
6680373202assonancerepetition of vowel sounds5
6680376495consonancerepetition of consonants within words or at the end of words6
6680378647euphonywords containing consonants that permit an easy and smooth flow of spoken sound7
6680381707cacophonypercussive and choppy sounds, harsh and noisy pronunciation8
6680383769masculine rhymerhyming of two words with one syllable, ex) coat/float9
6680388968feminine rhymeinvolve two or more syllables rhyming, ex) turtle/fertile10
6680394857internal rhymewhen an individual line of poetry has two or more words that rhyme11
6680397105slant rhymeclose but not perfect rhymes, ex) summer/somewhere12
6680399688meterthe number of feet within a poem13
6680402137poetic footthe unit used to measure verse14
6680404812scansionthe process of determining the meter of a poem15
6680408411caesurapauses within a line of poetry, usually with a period, dash, or semi-colon16
6680411470enjambmenta line that carries over to another without a pause17

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