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7918658880AllusionA indirect reference to a person, event, statement or theme-> can be found in Literature and other arts0
7918658881allegory (n)Presentation of an abstract idea through more concrete idea means; narrative or description with a second meaning1
7918658882epithet (n)Adjective or phrase applied to a noun used to describe a person or thing Ex. Magic Johnson2
7918658883extended metaphora metaphor which extends over several lines or an entire poem ( part or all of the poem)3
7918658884implied metaphorOnly mentions the vehicle of comparison4
7918658885Metaphorfigure of speech comparing/associates two different things5
7918658886ConceitAn elaborate or surprising comparison between two very dissimilar things6
7918658887PersonificationA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes7
7918658888SimileA comparison using "like" or "as"8
7918658889caesura (n)a pause in a line of poetry that is formed by the rhythms of natural speech9
7918658890end stopped linea line of poetry that ends with a punctuation mark (opposite of enjambment10
7918658891Enjambmentthe continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.11
7918658892StanzaGroup of set lines in a poem12
7918658893Approxiamate RhymeSimilar sounding words but do not rhyme exactly13
7918658894CoupletTwo successive lines of rhyme often the same meter14
7918658895feminine rhymea rhyme between stressed syllables followed by identical unstressed syllable15
7918658896exact rhymeUses words with identical end sound16
7918658897masculine rhymeRhyme with one stressed syllable17
7918658898Internal rhymeRhyme this occurs with one line of a verse18
7918658899rhyme schemeA regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem19
7918658900Metonymyfigure of speech in which one thing is represented by another that is commonly and often physically associated with it20
7918658901SpeakerPOV21
7918658902SynaesthesiaThe association of two or more different senses in the same image22
7918658903Synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa23
7918658904SyntaxThe arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.24
7918658905AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds25
7918658906AssonanceRepetition of vowel sounds26
7918658907euphonypleasant, harmonious sound27
7918658908OnomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.28
7918658909anthesisTwo ideas are directly opposed29
7918658910HyperboleA figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor30
7918658911UnderstatementA statement that says less than what is meant31
7918658912Irony32
7918658913OxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.33
7918658914Paradoxan apparently contradictory statement that actually contains some truth34
7918658915Parrelismstill a narrative, but has two protagonists that the plot follows rather than one35

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