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Details Title: 5 steps to 5 Description: glossary terms Total Flash Cards: 9 Created: 12/04/2005 18:37:13	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term allegory Definition a work that functions on a symbolic level Term alliteration Definition the repetition of initial consonant sounds Term allusion Definition a reference contained in a work Term anapest Definition a metrical pattern of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable Term antagonist Definition the force or character that opposes the main character, the protagonist Term apostrophe Definition direct address in poetry Term aside Definition words spoken by an actor intended to be heard by the audience buy not by other characters on stage Term aubade Definition a love poemset at dawn which bids farewell to the beloved Term ballad Definition a simple narrative poem, often incorporating dialogue that is written in quatrains, generally with a rhyme scheme of A B C D