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3. A statement which at first seems to be self-contradictory, but which on closer inspection turns out to have a valid meaning.
7. Three words rhyme on successive lines. It uses the rhyme scheme of “AAA.”
10. A comparison using like, as, or than.
12. A pair of words that rhyme on successive lines. It is an AA rhyme scheme.
14. A kind of metaphor. An object is given the name of something else with which it is associated.
16. Persuasive appeals to logic.
17. A figure of speech in which extreme exaggeration is used.
20. Rhymes- Rhyming of the final words of lines in a poem.
21. A comparison not using like, as, or than.
23. The sound of the word mimics the sound to which it refers.
24. Joining two contradictory words or phrases– often, although not exclusively, side by side.
25. The arrangement of words, phrases, and clauses in an ascending order of importance.
27. sound
31. Rhyming Couplets- Pairs of words rhyme on alternate lines. It is also known as the ABAB rhyme scheme.
34. To address a person who is not present or to address an object or concept as if it were a person.
37. The omission of a letter or syllable as a means of contraction; most such omissions are marked with an apostrophe.
38. The repetition of the same vowel sound in words.
39. Is an insertion of a word between the parts of a word.
41. internal sensations
42. When the line break comes at the end of a phrase, sentence, or clause.
46. The repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis or for effect.
48. Repetition of consonant sounds in words close together.
49. Deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series.
50. The repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
51. Question- A question used more as a statement for greater emphasis; no formal answer is expected.
52. Fallacy- Projecting the emotions of a character onto the environment. It is a form of personification that must connect to the environment and then to the character.
54. sight
55. Referring to something by referencing a part of it or by referencing something of which it is a part. (whole to part or part to whole)
56. Refers to a description of the harmonic sounds or rhythm. It creates deliberately awkward or jarring sounds within a text.
57. A word or group of words whose meaning is created from usage and not the definition of the words.
58. Words or images that signify more than they literally represent. Symbols are linked to associated meanings— not just functions.
62. Giving human qualities to non-human things.
64. Persuasive appeals presented at the most opportune time and place.
66. motion or movement
67. Irony- When someone feigns ignorance to reveal the ignorance of someone else.
68. Irony- The contrast between what should logically happen and what does. The opposite response occurs– it is not just a surprise.
69. The description of a sense impression, but in terms of another seemingly inappropriate sense.
70. A play upon words, mostly for witty effect.
71. A division of a poem created by arranging the lines into a unit. Couplet: 2 lines, tercet: 3 lines, quatrain: 4 lines, cinquain: 5 lines, sestet: 6 lines, septet: 7 lines, octave: 8 lines.
72. Involving a topic and its opposite in a sentence.

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1. taste
2. Deliberate use of too many conjunctions.
4. The arrangement of words, phrases, and clauses so that there is a deliberate lapse from an ascending order of importance.
5. The fact of two things being seen or placed close together for comparison.
6. When the severity or harshness of something is diminished.
8. A statement expressed in its harshest or most unpleasant manner.
9. Irony- Stating the opposite of what one really means.
11. Rhymes- Rhyming of two words within the same line of poetry.
13. Give speech or a voice to non-human things.
15. Irony- A character experiences a reversal, shock or unexpected outcome unbeknownst to them, but readers are aware because their knowledge of events or individuals is more complete than the character’s.
17. Is a figure of speech in which the speaker raises a question and then answers it.
18. Persuasive appeals to authority.
19. Understatement in which an idea is conveyed by the use of its opposite with a negative.
22. The redundant or pointless use of words, which effectively delivers the same meaning. Retelling the same thing by using different words and phrases.
26. A reference to a famous person, place, or event within a literary text.
27. The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of lines or successive clauses.
28. A harsh, discordant, unpleasant combination of sounds.
29. Term for the use of a single word to denote two or more words in a sentence, and is fraught with literal and metaphorical undertones.
30. Rhymes- It uses the rhyme scheme of “ABBA.”
32. When the line break disrupts the phrase, sentence, or clause.
33. When the name of a character reveals elements of his or her characterisation.
35. Repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of lines or successive clauses.
36. smell
40. Intentional misspelling to create a dialect or meaning.
42. A pleasing and harmonious combination of sounds– melodious.
43. A harsh or unpleasant fact is so stated that its harshness or unpleasantness is concealed.
44. Subtle hints given as to future events.
45. Is the use of only one rhyme in a stanza. It uses the AAA rhyme scheme.
47. Persuasive appeals to emotion.
53. touch
59. Literature that references itself. It can be created by addressing the reader directly, or it can be created by mentioning a related action or term that connects to reading/writing.
60. A rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures.
61. Couplets- Pair of end-rhymed lines of a verse.
63. Changing of the normal word order of syntax.
65. Word choice.