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Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: A Glossary Of Literary Terms

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
A Glossary Of Literary Terms

Abstract. A word or a sentence is said to be abstract when it refers to
a general class of things or persons, or when it makes a statement about a
quality or a state of being, as opposed to a particular person or object.

Alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of a series of initial
consonants (i.e., consonants at the beginning of successive words or
syllables).

Assonance. Assonance is the repetition of similar vowel sounds,
especially in stressed syllables.

Ballad. A ballad is a short ...

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