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4858161401Devices of soundThe technique of deploying the sound of words especially in poetry among devices of sound are rhyme alliteration assonance consonants in onomatopoeia. the devices are used for many reasons including to create a general effect pleasant or of discordant sound imitate another sound or to reflect a meaning0
4858161402Dramatic poemA poem which employs a dramatic form or some element or elements of Trumatic techniques as a means of achieving poetic and the dramatic monologue is an example.1
4858161403Extended metaphorAnd implied analogy or comparison which is carried to wrap a stanza or an entire poem2
4858161404Figurative languageWriting that uses figures of speech as opposed to literal language for that which is the actual or specifically denoted such as metaphor irony and simile3
4858161405Mixed metaphorsThe meaning of one metaphor with another immediately following which the first is Incongruous4
4858161406Narrative poemHey nondramatic poem which tells the story of presents in there to whether simple or complex long or short. epics and ballads are examples5
4858161407OctaveAnd eight line stanza6
4858161408Poetic footA group of syllables in the verse usually consisting of one accented syllable in one or two and accented syllables associated with it7
4858161409Rhyme royalA seven line stanza of iambic pentameter to read them ababbcc8
4858161410ScansionHey system for describing the meter of a palm by identifying the number of the types of feet per line9
4858161411SestetA six line stanza10
4858161412StructureThe arrangement of materials within a work the relationship of the parts of a work to the whole the logical divisions of work11
4858161413StyleThe mode of expression and language the characteristic manner of expression of an author12

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