addressing someone or something, usually not present, as though present

Similarity or repetition of a vowel sound in two or more words, especially in a line of verse

A pause for effect in the middle of a line of poetry; (period, dash, semicolon, etc.) it may or may not affect the meter

An extended metaphor - two unlike things are compared in several different ways

Line of verse that carries over into next line without a pause of any kind

A long narrative, usually written in elevated language, which related the adventures of a hero upon whom rests the fate of a nation

A quality of style marked by pleasing, harmonious sounds, the opposite of cacophony

the suggestion, by deliberately concise treatment of a topic, that much of significance is being omitted

Saves the subject and verb of the independent clause until the end of the sentence

A fully developed character; character who is complex, multi-dimensional, and convincing

A piece of literature designed to ridicule the subject of the work. While satire can be funny, its aim is not to amuse, but to arouse contempt

A figure of speech which takes the form of a comparison between two unlike quantities for which a basis for comparison can be found, and which uses the words "like" or "as" in the comparison

A figure of speech in which a part of something stands for the whole or the whole for a part

a poem with five triplets and a final quatrain;

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Question	Answer
Apostrophe	addressing someone or something, usually not present, as though present
Assonance	Similarity or repetition of a vowel sound in two or more words, especially in a line of verse
Aubade	A poem about morning
Caesura	A pause for effect in the middle of a line of poetry; (period, dash, semicolon, etc.) it may or may not affect the meter
Conceit	An extended metaphor - two unlike things are compared in several different ways
Enjambment	Line of verse that carries over into next line without a pause of any kind
Epic	A long narrative, usually written in elevated language, which related the adventures of a hero upon whom rests the fate of a nation
Euphony	A quality of style marked by pleasing, harmonious sounds, the opposite of cacophony
Paralipsis	the suggestion, by deliberately concise treatment of a topic, that much of significance is being omitted
Periodic Sentence	Saves the subject and verb of the independent clause until the end of the sentence
Round Character	A fully developed character; character who is complex, multi-dimensional, and convincing
satire	A piece of literature designed to ridicule the subject of the work. While satire can be funny, its aim is not to amuse, but to arouse contempt
simile	A figure of speech which takes the form of a comparison between two unlike quantities for which a basis for comparison can be found, and which uses the words "like" or "as" in the comparison
Synecdoche	A figure of speech in which a part of something stands for the whole or the whole for a part
Villanelle	a poem with five triplets and a final quatrain;

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