Sound and Sense Quiz 4 – Flashcards
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Masculine Rime
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Rime in which the repeated accented vowel sound is in the final syllable of the words involved.
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Metaphor
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Figure of speech in which an implicit comparison is made between two things essentially unlike.
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Meter
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Regularlized rhythm; an arrangement of language in which the accents occur at apparently equal intervals in time.
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Metonymy
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Figure of speech in which some significant aspect or detail of an experience is used to represent the whole experience.
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Metrical Pause
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Pause that supplies the place of an expected accented syllable. Affect scansion.
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Monometer
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Metrical line containing one foot.
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Monosyllabic Foot
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Foot consisting of a single accented syllable.
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Octameter
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Metrical line containing eight feet.
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Octave
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Eight line stanza. First eight lines of a sonnet, especially one structured in the manner of an Italian sonnet.
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Onomatopoeia
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Use of words that supposedly mimic their meaning in their sound.
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Onomatopoeia Language
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Language employing onomatopoeia.
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Overstatement
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Figure of speech in which exaggeration is used in the service of truth.
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Paradox
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Statement or situation containing apparently contradictory or incompatible elements.
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Paradoxical Situation
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Situation containing apparently but not actually incompatible elements. The celebration of a fifth birthday anniversary by a twenty year old man is paradoxical but explainable if the man was born on February 29.
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Paradoxical Statement
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Figure of speech in which an apparently self-contradictory statement is nevertheless found to be true.
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Paraphrase
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Restatement of the content of a poem designed to make its prose meaning as clear as possible.
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Pentameter
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Metrical line containing five feet.
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Personification
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Figure of speech in which human attributes are given to an animal, an object or a concept.
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Petrarchan Sonnet
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See Italian Sonnet.
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Phonetic Intensive
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Word whose sound by an obscure process to some degree suggests its meaning. As differentiated from onomatopoetic words, the meanings of phonetic intensives do not refer to sounds.
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Masculine Rime
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Rime in which the repeated accented vowel sound is in the final syllable of the words involved.
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Metaphor
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Figure of speech in which an implicit comparison is made between two things essentially unlike.
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Meter
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Regularlized rhythm; an arrangement of language in which the accents occur at apparently equal intervals in time.
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Metonymy
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Figure of speech in which some significant aspect or detail of an experience is used to represent the whole experience.
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Metrical Pause
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Pause that supplies the place of an expected accented syllable. Affect scansion.
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Monometer
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Metrical line containing one foot.
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Monosyllabic Foot
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Foot consisting of a single accented syllable.
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Octameter
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Metrical line containing eight feet.
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Octave
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Eight line stanza. First eight lines of a sonnet, especially one structured in the manner of an Italian sonnet.
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Onomatopoeia
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Use of words that supposedly mimic their meaning in their sound.
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Onomatopoeia Language
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Language employing onomatopoeia.
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Overstatement
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Figure of speech in which exaggeration is used in the service of truth.
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Paradox
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Statement or situation containing apparently contradictory or incompatible elements.
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Paradoxical Situation
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Situation containing apparently but not actually incompatible elements. The celebration of a fifth birthday anniversary by a twenty year old man is paradoxical but explainable if the man was born on February 29.
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Paradoxical Statement
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Figure of speech in which an apparently self-contradictory statement is nevertheless found to be true.
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Paraphrase
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Restatement of the content of a poem designed to make its prose meaning as clear as possible.
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Pentameter
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Metrical line containing five feet.
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Personification
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Figure of speech in which human attributes are given to an animal, an object or a concept.
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Petrarchan Sonnet
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See Italian Sonnet.
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Phonetic Intensive
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Word whose sound by an obscure process to some degree suggests its meaning. As differentiated from onomatopoetic words, the meanings of phonetic intensives do not refer to sounds.
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Masculine Rime
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Rime in which the repeated accented vowel sound is in the final syllable of the words involved.
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Metaphor
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Figure of speech in which an implicit comparison is made between two things essentially unlike.
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Meter
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Regularlized rhythm; an arrangement of language in which the accents occur at apparently equal intervals in time.
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Metonymy
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Figure of speech in which some significant aspect or detail of an experience is used to represent the whole experience.
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Metrical Pause
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Pause that supplies the place of an expected accented syllable. Affect scansion.
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Monometer
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Metrical line containing one foot.
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Monosyllabic Foot
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Foot consisting of a single accented syllable.
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Octameter
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Metrical line containing eight feet.
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Octave
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Eight line stanza. First eight lines of a sonnet, especially one structured in the manner of an Italian sonnet.
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Onomatopoeia
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Use of words that supposedly mimic their meaning in their sound.
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Onomatopoeia Language
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Language employing onomatopoeia.
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Overstatement
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Figure of speech in which exaggeration is used in the service of truth.
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Paradox
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Statement or situation containing apparently contradictory or incompatible elements.
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Paradoxical Situation
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Situation containing apparently but not actually incompatible elements. The celebration of a fifth birthday anniversary by a twenty year old man is paradoxical but explainable if the man was born on February 29.
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Paradoxical Statement
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Figure of speech in which an apparently self-contradictory statement is nevertheless found to be true.
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Paraphrase
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Restatement of the content of a poem designed to make its prose meaning as clear as possible.
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Pentameter
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Metrical line containing five feet.
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Personification
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Figure of speech in which human attributes are given to an animal, an object or a concept.
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Petrarchan Sonnet
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See Italian Sonnet.
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Phonetic Intensive
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Word whose sound by an obscure process to some degree suggests its meaning. As differentiated from onomatopoetic words, the meanings of phonetic intensives do not refer to sounds.
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Masculine Rime
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Rime in which the repeated accented vowel sound is in the final syllable of the words involved.
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Metaphor
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Figure of speech in which an implicit comparison is made between two things essentially unlike.
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Meter
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Regularlized rhythm; an arrangement of language in which the accents occur at apparently equal intervals in time.
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Metonymy
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Figure of speech in which some significant aspect or detail of an experience is used to represent the whole experience.
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Metrical Pause
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Pause that supplies the place of an expected accented syllable. Affect scansion.
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Monometer
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Metrical line containing one foot.
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Monosyllabic Foot
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Foot consisting of a single accented syllable.
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Octameter
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Metrical line containing eight feet.
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Octave
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Eight line stanza. First eight lines of a sonnet, especially one structured in the manner of an Italian sonnet.
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Onomatopoeia
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Use of words that supposedly mimic their meaning in their sound.
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Onomatopoeia Language
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Language employing onomatopoeia.
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Overstatement
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Figure of speech in which exaggeration is used in the service of truth.
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Paradox
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Statement or situation containing apparently contradictory or incompatible elements.
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Paradoxical Situation
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Situation containing apparently but not actually incompatible elements. The celebration of a fifth birthday anniversary by a twenty year old man is paradoxical but explainable if the man was born on February 29.
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Paradoxical Statement
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Figure of speech in which an apparently self-contradictory statement is nevertheless found to be true.
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Paraphrase
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Restatement of the content of a poem designed to make its prose meaning as clear as possible.
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Pentameter
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Metrical line containing five feet.
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Personification
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Figure of speech in which human attributes are given to an animal, an object or a concept.
question
Petrarchan Sonnet
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See Italian Sonnet.
question
Phonetic Intensive
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Word whose sound by an obscure process to some degree suggests its meaning. As differentiated from onomatopoetic words, the meanings of phonetic intensives do not refer to sounds.
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Masculine Rime
answer
Rime in which the repeated accented vowel sound is in the final syllable of the words involved.
question
Metaphor
answer
Figure of speech in which an implicit comparison is made between two things essentially unlike.
question
Meter
answer
Regularlized rhythm; an arrangement of language in which the accents occur at apparently equal intervals in time.
question
Metonymy
answer
Figure of speech in which some significant aspect or detail of an experience is used to represent the whole experience.
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Metrical Pause
answer
Pause that supplies the place of an expected accented syllable. Affect scansion.
question
Monometer
answer
Metrical line containing one foot.
question
Monosyllabic Foot
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Foot consisting of a single accented syllable.
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Octameter
answer
Metrical line containing eight feet.
question
Octave
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Eight line stanza. First eight lines of a sonnet, especially one structured in the manner of an Italian sonnet.
question
Onomatopoeia
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Use of words that supposedly mimic their meaning in their sound.
question
Onomatopoeia Language
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Language employing onomatopoeia.
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Overstatement
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Figure of speech in which exaggeration is used in the service of truth.
question
Paradox
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Statement or situation containing apparently contradictory or incompatible elements.
question
Paradoxical Situation
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Situation containing apparently but not actually incompatible elements. The celebration of a fifth birthday anniversary by a twenty year old man is paradoxical but explainable if the man was born on February 29.
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Paradoxical Statement
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Figure of speech in which an apparently self-contradictory statement is nevertheless found to be true.
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Paraphrase
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Restatement of the content of a poem designed to make its prose meaning as clear as possible.
question
Pentameter
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Metrical line containing five feet.
question
Personification
answer
Figure of speech in which human attributes are given to an animal, an object or a concept.
question
Petrarchan Sonnet
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See Italian Sonnet.
question
Phonetic Intensive
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Word whose sound by an obscure process to some degree suggests its meaning. As differentiated from onomatopoetic words, the meanings of phonetic intensives do not refer to sounds.
