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28 Cards in this Set
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Accent |
Emphashsis of stress placed on a syllable |
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Alliteration |
Repetition of two or more consonant sounds |
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Allusion |
A reference in a text to a person, place, or thing |
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Anapest |
Two unstressed followed by a stressed syllable |
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Archetype |
A recurring symbol, character, landscape, or event |
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Blank Verse |
Five Iambic feet per line and doesn't rhyme |
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Closed Form |
Written is some pattern of meter, rhyme, line, or stanza |
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Contrast |
Differences between two works of literature |
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Couplet |
Two line stanza usually rhymed, equal length lines |
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Dactyl |
One stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllable |
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Euphony |
When the sounds of words connect with the meaning |
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Haiku |
Japanese verse form, three unrhymed lines of 5,7,5 syllables |
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Iamb |
Unaccented syllable followed by an accented one |
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Iambic Tetrameter |
Four Iambic feet |
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Irony |
Meaning that is hidden beneath the surface |
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Meter |
Regular rhythmic pattern in a verse |
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Open Form |
Verse that has no formal scheme |
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Quatrain |
Stanza consisting of 4 lines |
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Rhyme |
Two or more words that contain a similar vowel sound |
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Rhythm |
Pattern of stresses and pauses in a poem |
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Scansion |
Practice used to describe rhythmic patterns |
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Sonnet |
Mixed form of fourteen lines written in iambic pentameter |
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Stanza |
A recurring pattern of two or more lines of verse |
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Symbol |
A person, place or thing that has meaning beyond its literary sense |
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Theme |
A generally recurring subject or idea evident in literary work |
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Trochee |
Stress syllable followed by an unstressed syllable |
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Verse |
Any single line of poetry |
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Voice |
Writing style of author |
