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9530134893allegorystory or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning0
9530134894anaphorarepetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning1
9530134895Enjambmentcontinuation of one line of a poem to the next without pause2
9530134896apostrophefigure of speech used to address an imaginary character3
9530134897asidewhen a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on the stage4
9530134898assonancerepetition of vowel sounds5
9530134899caesurapause in the middle of a line6
9530134900odea lyric poem that celebrates something7
9530134901Shakespearean sonneta 14 line poem with a rhyme scheme of ababcdcdefefgg8
9530134902Spenserian sonneta 14 line poem with a rhyme scheme of ababbcbccdcdee9
9530134903Italian sonneta 14 line poem that includes an octave and a sestet10
9530134904Octavethe first 8 lines of an Italian sonnet11
9530134905sestetthe last 6 lines of a traditional Italian sonnet12
9530134906couplettwo rhyming lines in a verse13
9530134907didactic writingwriting with a primary purpose to teach or preach14
9530134908free versePoetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme15
9530134909internal rhymeA word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line16
9530134910italian sonnetA sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd17
9530134911meterA regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry18
9530134912metonymyA figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it ex: the crown is allowed to make the decision.19
9530134913onomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.20
9530134914hyperboleA figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor21
9530134915oxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.22
9530134916paradoxA seeming contradiction23
9530134917satireA literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies.24
9530134918soliloquyA long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage25
9530134919synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa ex: His new wheels were enviable.26
9530134920anastrophethe inversion of the usual word order ex: In the night sky shimmered the moon.27
9530134921anthropomorphismtype of personification which actually makes inanimate objects seem human ex: the raging storm brought with it howling winds.28
9530134922asyndetona list in which conjunctions are purposely left out. ex: Read, write, learn29
9530134923polysyndetonuse of conjunctions frequently in a sentence. ex: here and there and everywhere30
9530134924chiasmustwo phrases that are parallel but inverted. ex: you can take the patriot out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the patriot31

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