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6742560275allegorystory or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning0
6742560278anaphorarepetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning1
6742560279Enjambmentcontinuation of one line of a poem to the next without pause2
6742560280apostrophefigure of speech used to address an imaginary character3
6742560282asidewhen a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on the stage4
6742560283assonancerepetition of vowel sounds5
6742560286caesurapause in the middle of a line6
6742560287odea lyric poem that celebrates something7
6742560290Shakespearean sonneta 14 line poem with a rhyme scheme of ababcdcdefefgg8
6742560291Spenserian sonneta 14 line poem with a rhyme scheme of ababbcbccdcdee9
6742560292Italian sonneta 14 line poem that includes an octave and a sestet10
6742560293Octavethe first 8 lines of an Italian sonnet11
6742560294sestetthe last 6 lines of a traditional Italian sonnet12
6742560298couplettwo rhyming lines in a verse13
6742560302didactic writingwriting with a primary purpose to teach or preach14
6742560318free versePoetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme15
6742560322internal rhymeA word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line16
6742560327italian sonnetA sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd17
6742560331meterA regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry18
6742560332metonymyA figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it ex: the crown is allowed to make the decision.19
6742560336onomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.20
6742560337hyperboleA figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor21
6742560338oxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.22
6742560339paradoxA seeming contradiction23
6742560354satireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.24
6742560359soliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage25
6742560365synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa ex: His new wheels were enviable.26
6743313739anastrophethe inversion of the usual word order ex: In the night sky shimmered the moon.27
6743400381anthropomorphismtype of personification which actually makes inanimate objects seem human ex: Characters, such as the household items in Beauty and the Beast, acting human.28
6743458212asyndetona list in which conjunctions are purposely left out. ex: Read, write, learn29
6743458213polysyndetonuse of conjunctions frequently in a sentence. ex: here and there and everywhere30
6743490325chiasmustwo phrases that are parallel but inverted. ex: you can take the patriot out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the patriot31

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