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Apostrophe

________- A form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate, as if animate.

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Enjambment

________- the running- on of a line of poetry into another.

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Allusion

________- A reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place or thing.

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Alliteration

________- The repetition of beginning consonant sounds.

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Iambic pentameter

________- a line of ten syllables using the pattern of unstressed /stressed.

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Imagery

________- The use of words to represent things, actions, or ideas by sensory description.

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Conceit

________- Very elaborate comparisons between unlikely objects.

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Assonance

________- Repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words.

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Hyperbole

________- a deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration.

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Metaphor

________- an implied comparison.

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Dramatic irony

________- occurs when a character says or does something that has more or different meanings from what he thinks it means, though the audience and /or other characters do understand the full ramifications of the speech or action.

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Irony

________- The discrepancy between appearance and reality.

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Consonance

________- Repetition of a consonant sound with a series of words to produce a harmonious effect.

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Free verse

________- verse free of meter and, generally rhyme.

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Alliteration

The repetition of beginning consonant sounds

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Allusion

A reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place or thing

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Apostrophe

A form of personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate, as if animate

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Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words

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Blank Verse

iambic pentameter unrhymed

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Conceit

Very elaborate comparisons between unlikely objects

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Diction

Word choice

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Consonance

Repetition of a consonant sound with a series of words to produce a harmonious effect

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Enjambment

the running-on of a line of poetry into another

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Free verse

verse free of meter and, generally rhyme

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Hyperbole

a deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration

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iambic pentameter

a line of ten syllables using the pattern of unstressed/stressed

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Imagery

The use of words to represent things, actions, or ideas by sensory description

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Irony

The discrepancy between appearance and reality

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Verbal irony

The result of a statement saying one thing while meaning the opposite

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situational irony

occurs when a situation turns out differently from what one would normally expect, though often the twist is oddly appropriate

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Dramatic irony

occurs when a character says or does something that has more or different meanings from what he thinks it means, though the audience and/or other characters do understand the full ramifications of the speech or action

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Metaphor

an implied comparison

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