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| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables |
| consonance | repetition of final consonat sounds |
| alliteration | the repetition of the beginning consonat sound ex: she sells sea shells by the sea shore |
| simile | a comparison that compares two different things using "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | a comparison of two things without using "like" or "as" - says one thing IS the other |
| personification | giving human characteristics to inhuman objects |
| sonnet | a 14 line lyric poem with a single theme |
| symbol | a sign, word, image that stands for or represents something else |
| iambic pentameter | the rhythmical pattern of a poem consisting of 5 iambs (one unstressed followed by one stressed syllable - "afraid") |
| rhyme scheme | a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem or stanza |
| epic | a long narrative poem about the adventures of a god or hero |
| medieval romance | based on ideals of chivalry |
| tragic flaw | the characteristic within a hero which causes his downfall |
| Elizabethan drama | dramas written in late 16th century which focused less on religious topics and more on sophisticated topics |
