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1. The repeated use of identical sounds.

2. Stylistic Elements Parallel Structure: repeated used of phrases - clauses - or sentences that are similar in structure. Rhythm - Forceful and Direct Language

3. A story in poetic form. Has plot. characters and theme.

4. Clever - memorable sayings.

5. Prose - Poetry - Drama

6. Story in which the characters - setting and action represent abstract concepts apart from their literal meaning.

7. A regular pattern of words that end with the same sound.

8. Wrote Catcher in the Rye

9. She holds a unique place in American history as both the wife of one president and the mother of another. In her own right - she was an ardent American patriot. Her perseverance during the American Revolution kept her family together and enabled her

10. Anne Bradstreet - Michael Wigglesworth - Edward Taylor

11. People who are best adapted to survive are chosen through the process of natural selection.

12. A literary mask a writer assumes for the purpose of creating a character in a poem.

13. First vice president and second president. Member of the First and Second Continental Congresses. Helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Husband of Abigail Adams.

14. Literary movement of the 19th century Presented the details of ordinary life in art. Realists rejected the heroic and adventurous and concentrated on pessimistic views of poverty - prostitution and pain. Reaction to Romanticism.

15. A group of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.

16. Movement in the early part of the 20th Century where writers experimented with new themes such as fragmentation - stream of consciousness - and imagery.

17. A group of lines in a poem. - Lines of poems are grouped into _______s - just as sentences of prose are grouped into paragraphs.

18. In the 1920s - became the symbol of the liberated woman for her wit and independence. Known for her caustic and clever poems and short stories.

19. (Colonial Period) Primarily written to set forth orthodox Calvinist Christianity. Not considered the best representation of poetry during the whole period. Rarely approached excellence of English models. Too much of an emphasis on heavenly values and

20. Created new poetic forms and subjects to fashion a distinctly American type of poetic expression. Rejected conventional themes - traditional literary references - allusions - and rhymes. Used long lines to capture rhythms of natural speech - free ver

21. A 14-line poem with a set rhythm and rhyme scheme.

22. A story told in song form. Ballads often tell stories of adventure and love.

23. Characterized by: Ordinary Language - Free Verse - Concentrated Word Pictures - Very specific words and phrases - Advanced by Ezra Pound and Amy Lowell; also utilized by Robert Frost

24. A literary argument that aims to change public opinion rather than entertain.

25. Words that carry a strong emotional overtones.

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