Literary Techniques and Devices!

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What is an anapest?

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A metrical foot consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable.

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What is internal rhyme?

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Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry.

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What is anaphora?

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Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences or clauses.

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What is colloquialism?

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Informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing.

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What is slant rhyme?

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A type of rhyme that is neat and close but not exact.

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What is a trochee?

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A metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable.

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What is an iamb?

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A metrical foot consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable.

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What is a dactyl?

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A metrical foot consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.

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What is perfect rhyme?

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A type of rhyme where the sounds are exactly the same.

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What is eye rhyme?

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A type of rhyme where the spelling of the words is similar, but the pronunciation is different.