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15 Cards in this Set
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stanza
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A group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem.
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rhythm
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A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
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foot
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Each unit of meter; one stressed syllable and one or two unstressed syllables.
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meter
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Regularized rhythms; arrangements of syllables into repeated 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.
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slant rhyme
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End rhyme that is not exact but approximate.
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identical rhyme
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Perfect rhyme of whole syllable, including constants and vowels
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end rhyme
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Rhyme that occurs at the ends of lines of poetry
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internal rhyme
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Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry
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rhyme scheme
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A pattern of end rhymes in a poem.
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imagery
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Descriptive words and phrases that re-create sensory experiences for the reader; sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch
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symbolism
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Represents something and adds meaning to the peice
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alliteration
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Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
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simile
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Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the word like or as.
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metaphor
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Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two thing that are basically unlike, but have something in common.
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