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| 4353032001 | Alliteration | A stylistic device un which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series | 0 | |
| 4353032002 | Anapest | A metrical foot of 3 syllables: unaccented/unaccented/accented. Ex: person, abstract idea or object | 1 | |
| 4353032003 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words it is used to reinforce the meanings of words or to set the mood | 2 | |
| 4353032004 | Attitude | This is a tone of a work; it is how the author approached her/his topic: level of formality, mocking, critical, serious, melancholy | 3 | |
| 4353032005 | Conceit | An extended metaphor with a complex logic that governs a poetic passage or entire poem. By juxtaposing, usurping and manipulating images and ideas in surprising ways, a conceit invites the reader into a more sophisticated understanding of an object of comparison. Often used by metaphysical poets | 4 | |
| 4353032006 | Consonance | Repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase. This repetition often takes place in quick succession | 5 | |
| 4353032007 | Dactyl | A metrical foot compromised of accented, unaccented, unaccented syllables. An example would be merrily or parable | 6 | |
| 4353032008 | End stopped | Poetic device where the line finished its thought before moving on to the next line of poetry. The effect is to slow the pace of the poem | 7 | |
| 4353032009 | Enjambment | The continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause. This often picks up the poems pace | 8 | |
| 4353032010 | Iamb | A metrical foot compromised of unstressed/stressed syllables, such as amuse or depict | 9 | |
| 4353032011 | Line break | The place where a line of poetry ends, unguided by traditional punctuation conventions, these are important in poetry because they so often introduce ambiguity and affect meaning. They are used to lead readers into multiple understandings and surprising ideas as well as to control the flow | 10 | |
| 4353032012 | Metrical foot | A single unit of measurement that is repeated within a line of poetry. They are made up or stressed and or unstressed syllables. It is sometimes just called a foot or just called meter | 11 | |
| 4353032013 | Onomatopoeia | The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named | 12 | |
| 4353032014 | Rhythm | The patterned recurrence, within a certain range of regularity of specific language features usually features of sound. It involves qualities of movement, repetition, and pattern. Heightens emotional response and often affords the reader a sense of balance. Meter is one method of organizing rhythm | 13 | |
| 4353032015 | Sound devices | Resources used by poets to convey and reinforce the meaning or experience of poetry through the skillful use of sound | 14 | |
| 4353032016 | Spondee | A metrical foot compromised of two accented syllables; used infrequently compared to other types of feet | 15 | |
| 4353032017 | Trochee | A metrical foot compromised of an accented and unaccented syllable, such as hammer or injure | 16 |
