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12113637704allegorystory or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning0
12113637705anaphorarepetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning1
12113637706Enjambmentcontinuation of one line of a poem to the next without pause2
12113637707apostrophefigure of speech used to address an imaginary character3
12113637708asidewhen a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on the stage4
12113637709assonancerepetition of vowel sounds5
12113637710caesurapause in the middle of a line6
12113637711odea lyric poem that celebrates something7
12113637717couplettwo rhyming lines in a verse8
12113637718didactic writingwriting with a primary purpose to teach or preach9
12113637719free versePoetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme10
12113637720internal rhymeA word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line11
12113637722meterA regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry12
12113637723metonymyA 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.13
12113637724onomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.14
12113637725hyperboleA figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor15
12113637726oxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.16
12113637727paradoxA seeming contradiction17
12113637728satireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.18
12113637729soliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage19
12113637730synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa ex: His new wheels were enviable.20
12113637731anastrophethe inversion of the usual word order ex: In the night sky shimmered the moon.21
12113637732anthropomorphismtype of personification which actually makes inanimate objects seem human ex: the raging storm brought with it howling winds.22
12113637733asyndetona list in which conjunctions are purposely left out. ex: Read, write, learn23
12113637734polysyndetonuse of conjunctions frequently in a sentence. ex: here and there and everywhere24
12113637735chiasmustwo 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 patriot25

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