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Literature 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of sounds, consonants, in a sequence of words. |
| allegory | narrative with two levels of meaning, one stated and one unstated. |
| assonance | the repetition of vowel-sounds. |
| beat | a stressed (or accented) syllable. |
| blank verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter. |
| couplet | two lines of verse, usually rhymed. |
| end-stopped line | ends with a punctuation mark and complete meaning. |
| enjambed line | a "run-on" line that carries over into the next to complete its meaning. |
| free verse | poetry in which the rhythm does not repeat regularly. |
| imagery | the visual (or other sensory) pictures used to render a description. |
| meter | a regularly repeating rhythm, divided for convenience into feet. |
| refrain | a phrase or line recurring at intervals. |
| simile | a comparison using a connective word such as "like" or "as." |
| stanza | a “paragraph” of a poem. |
| symbol | an image that stands for something larger and more complex |
| tone | the speaker’s or author’s attitude toward the reader or subject matter. |
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