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54146714Active VoiceThis pertains to any sentence with an active verb.
54146715AllegoryAn extended narrative (in poetry or prose) in which the characters and actions- sometimes the setting as well- are contrived to make sense on the literal level.
54146716AlliterationThe repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of several words in a sentence or a line of poetry.
54146717AllusionA reference to another person, another historical event another work.
54146719AnalogyA term the signifies a comparision of or similarly between two objects or ideas.
54146720AnaphoraThe deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive poetic lines, prose sentances, clauses or paragraphs. For example: This royal throne of kinds, this sceptred isle/This majesty, this seat of Mars/ This other Eden, demi-paradise,/This fortress built by Nature for herself.- Shakespeare
54146721AphorismA brief statement of an opinion or elemental truth.
54703680ApostropheThis is a direct address to someone who is not present, to a deity or muse, or to some other power.
54703681AssonanceRepetition of a vowel sound within a group of words of lines.
54703682Blank VerseThe term is applied to any verse that doesn't rhyme. It contains lines of iambic pentameter, which of all verse forms is closest to the natural rhythms of English speech.
54703683CaesuraA pause in a line of poetry in order to make the meaning clear or to follow the natural rhythm of speech.
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