Vocab Set #1

Front

Poetic device in Anglo Saxon verse replacing a single name.

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Kenning

Front

Literary device in Anglo Saxon verse with same initial consonant sounds.

Back

Alliteration

Front

A stop or pause in a rhythmic line

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Caesura

Front

A noun or phrase providing info about a nearby noun.

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Appositive

Front

Rewording of something written or spoken.

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Paraphrase

Front

Comfort in distress

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Solace

Front

not able to be comforted

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Inconsolable

Front

A long, serious poem about a specific event with a hero.

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Epic Poem

Front

Brave protagonist in an epic poem defeating impossible odds

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Epic Hero

Front

Making amends for a wrong done to someone

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Reparation