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Terminology Flashcards

terminology

1
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define non-standard syntax


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words in incorrect order

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define concrete noun


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a physical thing

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3
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define abstract noun

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not physical thing; hate, love, hope

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define stative verb

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thought or opinion; imagine, agree

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5
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define dynamic verb

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action

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what is the main characteristic of a minor sentence


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no verbs

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define auditory language

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sound

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8
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define olfactory language

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smell

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define tactile language

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touch

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define gustatory language

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taste

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define fronted conjunction

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sentence beginning with but, and, or, if

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12
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define interrogative

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question

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13
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define imperative

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sense of duty; you must…

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14
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define declarative

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declaration; i am…

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15
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define assonance

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use of vowels (a,e,i,o,u)

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16
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define plosive

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use of p, b, d

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17
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define fricative

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f sound

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18
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define sibilance

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s sound

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19
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define superlative

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‘est’ - best, nicest

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20
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define minor sentence

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no verbs

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21
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define terecet

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three line stanza

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22
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define quatrain

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four line stanza

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23
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define juxtaposition

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things that not direct opposites but contrast

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24
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define deixis

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words that suggest place or time; tomorrow, today, those, there

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25
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define emotive language

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language that evokes emotion in the reader

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25
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define oxymoron

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two direct opposites

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26
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define ellipsis

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…

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27
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define parenthesis

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brackets

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28
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define contraction

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can’t, wouldn’t, shouldn’t

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29
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definite/indefinite article

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definite (the) indefinite (a)

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30
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define preposition

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suggests direction; above, under

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31
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define onomatopoeia

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sound; bang, crash

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32
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define intertextual reference

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reference to a book, play, song

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33
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define semantic field

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collection of words with a similar theme

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34
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define biblical allusion

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references to bible

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35
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define innuendo

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rude reference

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36
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define classical allusion

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references to classical mythology

37
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define volta

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turning point in poem

38
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define simile

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comparing something; like, as

39
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define metaphor

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saying something is something in a comparison

40
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define zoomorphism

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describing something non-animal with animalistic traits

41
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define personification

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giving something non-human human qualities

42
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define hyperbole

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exaggerated statement; ‘i’m starving’

43
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define end-stop line

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full stop at end of poetry line

44
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define enjambment

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continuing a sentence onto the next line without a break

45
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define caesura

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a line pause near the middle of a line of poetry

46
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define exclamative

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!

47
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define modal verb

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suggests obligation or likelihood; must, could, should, would

48
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define haptics (only drama)

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touch

49
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define proxemics (only drama)

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movement in relation to objects/characters

50
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define kinesics (only drama)

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expression/body language

51
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define mise-en-scene(only drama)

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placement of objects and people in a scene

52
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define epithet

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attached characteristic; ‘legitimate Edgar’ or ‘Edmund the base’

53
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define adjacency pair

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question and response

54
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define anaphora

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repeated beginning of a sentence; I believe… I believe, I believe

55
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define participle

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verb as an adjective; let sleeping dogs lie

56
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define colloquialism

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slang/phrases

57
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define superlatives

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words ending in -est

58
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define monosyllabic

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consists of one syllable

59
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define polysyllabic

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consists of more than one syllable

60
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define polysemic

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word with more than one meaning

61
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define litotes

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ironic understatment

62
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define 1st person pronoun

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I, me, my, mine, we, ours

63
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define 2 nd person pronoun

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you, your, yours

64
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define 3 rd person pronoun

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she, her, hers /he, him, his

65
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define 2nd/3rd person adress

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when the narrator to talking to them in 2nd/3rd

66
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define motif

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recurring images, quotes, or concepts

67
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define epigram

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short quote which begins suggesting one thing and switches at the end in an ironic/humorous way

68
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define epigraph

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short quote/sentence at the beginning of a piece of writing that is suggested to be elaborated on throughout the text

69
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define syndetic listing

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with conjunctions (and)

70
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define asyndetic listing

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with commas or semi-colons

71
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define quatrains

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stanza with four lines

72
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define octave

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stanza with eight lines

73
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define sestet

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stanza with six lines

74
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define antithesis

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two ideas that directly contrast that are separated (‘it was the best of times, it was the worst of times’)

75
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define paradox

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statement that contradicts itself (‘my weakness is my strength’ or ‘i am always lying’ - wait so is that a lie then?)

76
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define synecdoche

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figure of speech that refers to a whole thing (‘the pen is mightier than the sword’)

77
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define metonymy

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metaphor/saying involving the personification of an object (‘the crown will find an heir’)

78
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define chiasmus

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sentence where two words in the first half are criss-crossed in the second (‘all for one, and one for all’)

79
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define characterisation

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literary devices used to suggest personality traits, motives and private thoughts

80
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define foreshadowing

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literary devices used to hint at events yet to come

81
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define analepsis

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flashback

82
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define prolepsis

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flashforward

83
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define allegorical

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writing has a suggested wider meaning and message

84
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define sonnet

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iambic pentameter (10 beats per line) and 14 lines suggesting love

85
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define soliloquy

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character speaks directly to the audience, sharing innermost thoughts (no other characters can listen)

86
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define epistolary

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novel written in letters

87
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define rhyming couplets

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AABBCCDD

88
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define fragmentation

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broken up

89
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define caesura

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line broken in half

90
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define enjamberment

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line runs onto the next

91
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define free verse

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no rhyme or structure

A-level Literature (8 decks)

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