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1
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repeating the same sound at the beginning of words

tongue twister

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alliteration

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reference to something outside the text

Hercules

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allusion

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direct address to an inanimate object or absent person

I defy you stars

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apostrophe

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4
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overused word or phrase that has lost its original emphasis

think outside the box

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cliche

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5
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implied meaning of a word

cool meaning interesting

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connotation

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6
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repetition of constanant sounds within words close together

her bird chirped

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consonance

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7
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definition of a word

cool meaning cold

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denotation

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8
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contradictory words side by side

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oxymoron

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9
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statement that could be contradictory but could be true

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paradox

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10
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play on words that sound similar

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pun

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11
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using a part to represent a whole

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synecdoche

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12
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rondel

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2 quatrains followed by a quintet or sestet

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13
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villanelle

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19 lines

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how many feet are in a line

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diameter
trimester
tetra meter 
pentameter
hexameter
sestameter
heptameter
octameter
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didactic

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preachy language meant to teach of a lesson

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16
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epigram

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a short witty poem

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17
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epitaph

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poem written on a gravestone

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18
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exposition

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the introductory material which sets the tone setting and characters and necessary facts

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19
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fable

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a story where beasts behave like humans

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farce

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a totally ridiculous comedy

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21
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idiom

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an old expression which the words mean something other than their literal meaning

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22
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syntax

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grammatical order of words

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23
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grammatical order of words

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syntax

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24
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types of imagery

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smell-olfactory
sound-auditory
touch-tactile
taste-gustatory 
sight-visual
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25
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ethos pathos logos

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ethics emotions logic

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26
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ethics emotions logos

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ethos pathos logos

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archaic language

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language from the past expressions that aren’t used anymore

28
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expressions no longer used

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archaic language

29
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apostrophe

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direct address of an inanimate object, abstract qualities, or a person who is dead or not present

30
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euphemism

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a polite way of saying something unpleasant

31
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opposite of cacophony

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euphemism

32
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walking running hopping

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parallel structure

33
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parallel structure

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the phrases or clauses that balance each other in likeness or meaning and or length

34
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paradox

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a phrase that appears contradictory but could be true

35
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phrase that seems contradictory but could be true

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paradox

36
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allusion

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reference to something outside of the poem

37
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reference to something outside the poem

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allusion

38
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types of allusions

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biblical
historical
classical -mythology
topical - current events

39
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cacophony

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harsh sounding words

40
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harsh sounding words

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cacophony

41
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consonance

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repetition of consonant sounds

42
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epiphany

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moment of self realization or great truth

43
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moment of self revelation or great truth

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epiphany

44
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juxtaposition

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two things being place closed together with contrasting effect

45
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parts of a sonnet

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octave -first 8 lines
Volta- the turn the ninth line
sestet- last 6 lines of a sonnet

46
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caesura

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a pause for a beat in the rhythm often indicated by a line break or punctuation

47
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a pause for a beat in the rhythm- indicated by a line break or punctuation

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caesura

48
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poem

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a work of literature that attempts to communicate an aesthetic experience or statement that cannot be fully paraphrased in prose

49
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didactic

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language used to impart a lesson

50
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colloquial

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slang

51
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slang

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colloquial

52
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epitaph

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short poem on a grave stone

53
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short poem on a gravestone

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epitaph

54
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jargon

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language used by a particular group

55
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language used by a particular group

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jargon

56
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saying

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idiom

57
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idiom

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saying

58
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ode

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poem expressing loft emotion about a noun

59
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loft feelings for a noun

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ode

60
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pastoral

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country livin

61
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country livin

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pastoral

62
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synecdoche

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part that represents the whole

63
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part that represents the whole

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synecdoche

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