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7284980507Approximate rhymeA term used for words in a rhyming pattern that have some kind of sound correspondence but are not perfect rhymes (Imperfect rhyme, near rhyme, slant rhyme, oblique rhyme)0
7284980508Artistic UnityThat condition of a successful literary work whereby all its elements work together for the achievement of its central purpose1
7284980509AsideA brief speech in which a character turns from the person being addressed to speak directly to the audience2
7284980510AssonanceThe repitition at close intervals of the vowel sounds of accented syllables or important words3
7284980511AubadeA poem about dawn; morning love song, or a poem about the parting of lovers at dawn4
7284980512BalladA fairly short narrative poem written in a songlike stanza form5
7284980513Blank VerseUnrhymed iambic pentameter6
7284980514CacophonyA harsh, discordant, unpleasant-sounding choice and arrangement of sounds7
7284980515CaesuraA speech pause ocurring within a line8
7284980516CatharsisA term used by Aristotle to describe some sort of emotional release experienced by the audience at the end of a successful tragedy9

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