English- Poetic terms

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Apostrophe
An address to a dead or absent person, or personification as if he or she were present.
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Alliteration
The repetition of the same consonants (usually the initial sounds of words or of stressed syllables) at the start of several words or syllables in sequence or in close proximity to each other.
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Archaism (Sonnet 69)
Using obsolete or archaic words when current alternatives are available.
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Anaphora
Repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of consecutive syntactic units.
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Antithesis
Contrasting or combining two terms, phrases, or clauses with opposed or antithetical meanings.
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Allusion
A reference to a historical, mythic, or literary person, place, event, movement, etc.
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The repetition of the same consonants (usually the initial sounds of words or of stressed syllables) at the start of several words or syllables in sequence or in close proximity to each other.

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Archaism (Sonnet 69)

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Anaphora

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Antithesis

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