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3503253106AlliterationThe occurence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words0
3503253107AllusionAn expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly, evokes certain emotions within readers and establishes a deeper layer of meaning by alluding to another work that they are familiar with1
3503366762AmbiguityThe meaning of a word, phrase, or sentence that is uncertain. These words can have more than one meaning used to create humor in a text or passage2
3503366763AntithesisLiteral meaning is the opposite, used when two opposite ideas are used together to bring a contrasting effect, the effect is to make things more dramatic by putting it with the opposite.3
3503497541Approximate rhymeSound similar but are not actually the same the author keeps the same vowel sounds but uses words with different ending consonant sounds.4
3503497542Slant rhymesLines in which the ending words sound somewhat alike, stressed syllables of ending consonants match but the following vowels do not5
3503497543AssonanceThe repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming within phrases or sentences6
3503497544AubadeA morning love song it's opposite is called a serenade, an evening love song7
3503497545BalladsIt is a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.8
3503497546Blank verseHas no rhyme scheme but does have an iambic pentameter, two syllables long one unstressed followed by a stressed syllable9
3503535203CacophonyHighlights a situation where there is a mixture of harsh sounds.10
3503610105CaesuraA break between words with a metrical foot11
3503610106Carpe DiemAn exclamation used to urge someone to make the most of the present time and give little thought to the future12
3503610107ConceitA metaphor that compares two objects that are nothing alike13
3503748075ConnotationAn idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning14
3503748076ConsonanceA repetitive sound produced by consonants with a sentence or a phrase15
3503748077DactylIs a metrical foot, or beat in a line that contains three syllables where the first syllable is accented/stressed followed by unaccented second and third syllables16
3503748078DenotationA words literal meaning17
3503748079HyperboleThe exaggeration of statements or claims meant to be taken literally18
3503748080DictionIs the way a person talks, the way a person pronounces their words, and which words and phrases a person chooses to use19
3503748081Dramatic monologueDialogue spoken by a character different from the poet's or writer's words in order to illuminate the character's qualities and emotions20
3503748082Dramatic situationA situation in a narrative or dramatic work in which people are invoked in conflicts that solicit the audience's empathetic involvement in their predicament21

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