Poetic Devices Flashcards
1
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Allegory
A
a symbolic narrative with a second meaning
2
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Alliteration
A
repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words
3
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Allusion
A
brief reference to other works, often classical or biblical
4
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Anastrophe
A
reversing normal syntax (Yoda talk)
5
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Apostrophe
A
addressing an entity that cannot respond
6
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Assonance
A
repeated vowel sounds
7
Q
Caesura
A
deep pause or break in the middle of a line
8
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Cacophony
A
discordant sounds
9
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Consonance
A
repeated consonant sounds
10
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Elision
A
taking out syllables to make a line fit in a particular meter
11
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Contrast
A
combination of unlike elements for effect
12
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Connotation
A
associations called up by words beyond their dictionary meaning
13
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Litotes
A
expressing an affirmative with the negative of its opposite
14
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Euphony
A
a series of musically pleasing sounds
15
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Enjambment
A
a run-on line of poetry
