Poetry Flashcards

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Fricative

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A sound that is made by creating a continuous airflow. for example, in the sounds ‘s’ and ‘z’

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Plosive

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A sound that is made by obstructing the airflow and then producing a sudden release of air. for example, ‘b’ and ‘g’

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Transitive verb

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an action verb with a direct object

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Caesura

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a pause in a line of poetry

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Anaphora

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repetition of a phrase at the start of a line or sentence

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