Poetic Devices and Literary Terms Flashcards
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Conceit
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(extended metaphor) The use of a single metaphor or analogy at length in a work of literature
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Consonance
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The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a line of text
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Enjambment
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The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line or stanza (no period)
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Septet
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A stanza of seven lines of verse that can be rhymed or unrhymed
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Refrain
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A line, phrase, or single word that is repeated periodically within the pome to build drama, emphasis, or rhythm
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Assonance
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The repetition of vowel sounds in consecutive words near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible
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Oxymoron
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A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
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Quatrain
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A stanza of four lines or verse
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Tercet
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A stanza of three lines or verses
