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5054221543Iamb (Iambic(un-, accented) contain, prevent0
5054221544Trochee (Trochaic)(accented, un-) football, spider1
5054221545Dactlyl (Dactyllic)(accented, un-, un-) Dangerous, melody2
5054221546Anapest (anapestic)(Un-, un-, accented) comprehend, intervene3
5054221547Spondee (spondaic)(Accented, unaccented) Knick-knack, true-blue4
5054221548Pyrrhic(Un-, un-) of the5
5054221549RhythmGeneral beat of poem6
5054221550MeterMeasurement of the rhythm and refers to he measurement of poetic feet7
5054221551Poetic footMeasure in music - it breaks a line into rhythmic units8
5054221552One footMonometer9
5054221553Two feetDimeter10
5054221554Three feetTrimeter11
5054221555Four feetTetrameter12
5054221556Five feetPentameter13
5054221557Six feetHexameter14
5054221558Sevens feetSeptameter15
5112734331AssonanceRepeated vowel sounds in relatively close proximity16
5112734332ConsonanceRepeated constant sounds in relatively close proximity17
5112734333AlliterarionRepeated initial consonant sounds in relatively close proximity18
5112734334EuphonySmooth, soft, pleasant, and gentle sounding language19
5112734335CacophanyHarsh, rough, and sometimes unpleasant sounding language20
5112734336OnomatopoeiaA word with imitates the natural sound of the thing it defines21
5112753309RhymeThe repetition of intentionally similar sounding words (containing both similar ending vowel and consonant sounds)22
5112753310End rhymeRhyme that appears at the end of poetic lines23
5112753311Slant rhymeRhyme that does it match exactly but instead hints at a similarity in the sound of words24
5112753312Internal rhymeRhyme that appears within a single line of poetry25
5112753313ScansionIdentification of the rhythm and meter26
5112753314SynecdocheFigure of speech where a little part represents a metaphorical whole27
5112794676SyntaxHow words are organized into sentences, clauses, and phrases28
5112794677InversionA reversal of typical word order29
5112794678BalancedA sentence with two segments with equal grammatical construction and length30
5112794679CumulativeA sentence structure in which main ideas come first and supporting ideas come after31
5112794680PeriodicA sentence structure in which the main ideas is saved until the end.32
5112794681ParallelA sentence type implementing grammatically similar structures33
5112794682AntimetaboleAn AB:BA pattern in which A and B are repeated words34
5112794683ChiasmusAn AB:BA with grammatical pieces35
5112794684PersonificationEndowing inanimate objects with abstract concepts or animate characteristics36
5112794685MetaphorAn implied, less restrictive comparative suggestion37
5112794686LitoteUnderstatement38
5112794687MetonomyA comparison substituting an attribute of a thing for the thing itself39
5112794688SimileA direct comparison using an explicit verbal cue40
5112794689HyperboleOver exaggeratoon41
5112794690Figurative languageNon literal expression42
5112794691ImageConcrete representation of a sense expression43
5112794692AuralPertaining to hearing44
5112794693OlfactoryPertaining to smelling45
5112794694ImageryA sense represented through language46
5112794695TactilePertaining to touch47
5112794696GustatoryPertaining to the sense of taste48

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