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12438551498Iamb (Iambic(un-, accented) contain, prevent0
12438551499Trochee (Trochaic)(accented, un-) football, spider1
12438551500Dactlyl (Dactyllic)(accented, un-, un-) Dangerous, melody2
12438551501Anapest (anapestic)(Un-, un-, accented) comprehend, intervene3
12438551502Spondee (spondaic)(Accented, unaccented) Knick-knack, true-blue4
12438551503Pyrrhic(Un-, un-) of the5
12438551504RhythmGeneral beat of poem6
12438551505MeterMeasurement of the rhythm and refers to he measurement of poetic feet7
12438551506Poetic footMeasure in music - it breaks a line into rhythmic units8
12438551507One footMonometer9
12438551508Two feetDimeter10
12438551509Three feetTrimeter11
12438551510Four feetTetrameter12
12438551511Five feetPentameter13
12438551512Six feetHexameter14
12438551513Sevens feetSeptameter15
12438551514AssonanceRepeated vowel sounds in relatively close proximity16
12438551515ConsonanceRepeated constant sounds in relatively close proximity17
12438551516AlliterarionRepeated initial consonant sounds in relatively close proximity18
12438551517EuphonySmooth, soft, pleasant, and gentle sounding language19
12438551518CacophanyHarsh, rough, and sometimes unpleasant sounding language20
12438551519OnomatopoeiaA word with imitates the natural sound of the thing it defines21
12438551520RhymeThe repetition of intentionally similar sounding words (containing both similar ending vowel and consonant sounds)22
12438551521End rhymeRhyme that appears at the end of poetic lines23
12438551522Slant rhymeRhyme that does it match exactly but instead hints at a similarity in the sound of words24
12438551523Internal rhymeRhyme that appears within a single line of poetry25
12438551524ScansionIdentification of the rhythm and meter26
12438551525SynecdocheFigure of speech where a little part represents a metaphorical whole27
12438551526SyntaxHow words are organized into sentences, clauses, and phrases28
12438551527InversionA reversal of typical word order29
12438551528BalancedA sentence with two segments with equal grammatical construction and length30
12438551529CumulativeA sentence structure in which main ideas come first and supporting ideas come after31
12438551530PeriodicA sentence structure in which the main ideas is saved until the end.32
12438551531ParallelA sentence type implementing grammatically similar structures33
12438551532AntimetaboleAn AB:BA pattern in which A and B are repeated words34
12438551533ChiasmusAn AB:BA with grammatical pieces35
12438551534PersonificationEndowing inanimate objects with abstract concepts or animate characteristics36
12438551535MetaphorAn implied, less restrictive comparative suggestion37
12438551536LitoteUnderstatement38
12438551537MetonomyA comparison substituting an attribute of a thing for the thing itself39
12438551538SimileA direct comparison using an explicit verbal cue40
12438551539HyperboleOver exaggeratoon41
12438551540Figurative languageNon literal expression42
12438551541ImageConcrete representation of a sense expression43
12438551542AuralPertaining to hearing44
12438551543OlfactoryPertaining to smelling45
12438551544ImageryA sense represented through language46
12438551545TactilePertaining to touch47
12438551546GustatoryPertaining to the sense of taste48

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