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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aloof | at a distance especially in feeling or in interest |
| Warrant | to give authority to, to justify |
| Presage | something that foreshadows a future event (normally something bad) |
| Banish | to expel by authoritative degree |
| Adversary | a person, group, or force that opposed or attacks |
| Assonance | repetition of some vowel sound |
| Consonance | repetition of consonant sounds |
| Alliteration | the repetition of the same sounds |
| Anaphora | the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses |
| Stanza | an arrangement of a certain number of lines in poetry |
| Free Verse | verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern |
| Inflection | change in pitch or tone of voice |
| Meter | a count of beats |
| Rhyme/Rhyme Scheme | a pattern of rhyming |
| Rhythm | repeated pattern of movement or sound |
| Chaste | not engaging in sexual relations |
| Furtive | sneaky or stealthy |
| Herald | royal messenger |
| Cynical | showing contempt for an accepting or normal idea |
| Eminent | of high rank |