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Title: 5 steps to 5

Description: glossary terms

Total Flash Cards: 9

Created: 12/04/2005 18:37:13

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allegory
 Definition
a work that functions on a symbolic level
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alliteration
 Definition
the repetition of initial consonant sounds
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allusion
 Definition
a reference contained in a work
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anapest
 Definition
a metrical pattern of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable
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antagonist
 Definition
the force or character that opposes the main character, the protagonist
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apostrophe
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direct address in poetry
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aside
 Definition
words spoken by an actor intended to be heard by the audience buy not by other characters on stage
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aubade
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a love poemset at dawn which bids farewell to the beloved
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ballad
 Definition
a simple narrative poem, often incorporating dialogue that is written in quatrains, generally with a rhyme scheme of A B C D