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9878159107allegorystory or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning0
9878159108anaphorarepetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning1
9878159109Enjambmentcontinuation of one line of a poem to the next without pause2
9878159110apostrophefigure of speech used to address an imaginary character3
9878159111asidewhen a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on the stage4
9878159112assonancerepetition of vowel sounds5
9878159113caesurapause in the middle of a line6
9878159114odea lyric poem that celebrates something7
9878159115Shakespearean sonneta 14 line poem with a rhyme scheme of ababcdcdefefgg8
9878159116Spenserian sonneta 14 line poem with a rhyme scheme of ababbcbccdcdee9
9878159117Italian sonneta 14 line poem that includes an octave and a sestet10
9878159118Octavethe first 8 lines of an Italian sonnet11
9878159119sestetthe last 6 lines of a traditional Italian sonnet12
9878159120couplettwo rhyming lines in a verse13
9878159121didactic writingwriting with a primary purpose to teach or preach14
9878159122free versePoetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme15
9878159123internal rhymeA word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line16
9878159124italian sonnetA sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd17
9878159125meterA regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry18
9878159126metonymyA 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
9878159127onomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.20
9878159128hyperboleA figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor21
9878159129oxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.22
9878159130paradoxA seeming contradiction23
9878159131satireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.24
9878159132soliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage25
9878159133synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa ex: His new wheels were enviable.26
9878159134anastrophethe inversion of the usual word order ex: In the night sky shimmered the moon.27
9878159135anthropomorphismtype of personification which actually makes inanimate objects seem human ex: the raging storm brought with it howling winds.28
9878159136asyndetona list in which conjunctions are purposely left out. ex: Read, write, learn29
9878159137polysyndetonuse of conjunctions frequently in a sentence. ex: here and there and everywhere30
9878159138chiasmustwo 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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