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15 Cards in this Set
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FOOT
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A foot is a unit of metre, consisting of a combination of stressed and unstressed syllables.
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METER
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Analysis of verse into metrical patterns.
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SIGHT RHYME
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agreement in spelling , but not in sound , of the ends of words or of lines of verse, as in have, grave. Also called eye rhyme
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SLANT RHYME
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rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours. Also called half rhyme
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IDENTICAL RHYME
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rhyme of whole syllable: perfect rhyme of a whole syllable, including consonants and vowels, e.g. "describe" and "inscribe"
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END RHYME
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rhyme at end of lines: the use of rhyme at the ends of lines of poetry, or an example of this
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INTERNAL RHYME
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rhyme within a line
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RHYME SCHEME
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pattern of rhymes.
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IMAGERY
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metaphors and similes: the figurative language, especially metaphors and similes, used in poetry, plays, and other literary works.
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SYMBOLISM
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use of symbols: the use of symbols to invest things with a representative meaning or to represent something abstract by something concrete
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ALLITERATION
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use of similar consonants
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SIMILE
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figurative language drawing comparison: a figure of speech that draws a comparison between two different things, especially a phrase containing the word "like" or "as," e.g. "as white as a sheet"
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METAPHOR
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figurative language: all language that involves figures of speech or symbolism and does not literally represent real things
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STANZA
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One of the divisions of a poem, composed of two or more lines usually characterized by a common pattern of meter, rhyme, and number of lines.
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RHYTHM
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the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements
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