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5715785532Rhyme schemeFixed pattern of rhymes characterizing a whole poem or stanza0
5715785533Rising actionDevelopment of plot in the story or play that leads up to climax1
5715785534Run-on lineLine w/ no natural speech pause at end, allowing the sense to flow uninterruptedly into the succeeding line (just continues)2
5715785535SarcasmBitter or cutting speech3
5715785536SatireLiterature that ridicules human folly or vice w/ the purpose of bringing about reform4
5715785537Scansion(Process of measuring metrical verse) marking accented and Unaccented syllables, dividing lines into feet, identifying metrical pattern and noting variations5
5715785538SentimentalityContriving tender feelings; that seeks to get years through oversimplification of falsifying reality6
5715785539Sentimental poetryPoetry that tried to manipulate the readers emotions in order to achieve a greater emotional response7
5715785540Sestet1) Six-line stanza 2) last six lines of a sonnet structured on the Italian model8
5715785541SimileFigure if speech , comparison made between two things essentially unlike "Like " " as "9

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