Terms Flashcards
1
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Lines whose ends break up a grammatical unity, such as subject and verb or verb and subject.
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Enjambment
2
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A break or pause introduced in the midst of a line of verse, language, or by content
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Caesura
3
Q
The addressing of some nonpersonal (or absent) object as if it were able to reply
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Apostrophe
4
Q
A striking and often elaborate comparison carried out in considerable detail
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Conceit
5
Q
A short, highly compressed poem making a wise or humorous observation and ending with a witty twist
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Epigram
6
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The creation of doubleness of meaning by the use of homonyms; may be humorous or serious
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Pun
