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Poems
connotative elements, irony, ect.
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English
Undergraduate 1
10/10/2007

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End -stop
Definition
breaking a line so that it is grammatically complete
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Enjambment
Definition
the continuation of the sense and grammatical construction of the line onto the next line
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Syntactic doubling
Definition
using enjambment in a way that lines make sense by themselves and in context with the preceeding and following lines
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Structure mirroring meaning
Definition
arranging the words in a  way to somehow mirror their meaning
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Assonance
Definition
same or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
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Consonance
Definition
same or similar conconant sounds at the end of a word, preceeded by different vowel sounds
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Alliteration
Definition
Repetition of initial sounds
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Onomatopoeia
Definition
use of words that sound like their meaning
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rhyme
Definition
repetition of end sounds
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masculine/feminine rhyme
Definition
rhyming the last (last 2) syllabes of words
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slant rhyme
Definition
use of words with end sounds that nearly rhyme
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buried/internal rhyme
Definition
rhyming words in the middle of lines
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eye rhyme
Definition
using words that look like they rhyme, but don't when pronouned correctly
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euphony/cacophony
Definition
pleasing and harmonious/harsh and discordant
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metaphor
Definition
reference to one thing as another, implying a comparison
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simile
Definition
explicit comparison of one thing to another
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personification
Definition
reference to abstractions or inanimate objects as though they had human qualities or abilities
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hyperbole
Definition
rhetorical exaggeration
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paradox
Definition
a statement that is self contradictory on the surface yet seems to evoke a truth nonetheless
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oxymoron
Definition
placing two ordinarily opposing terms adjacent to one another.
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