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Poetry Basics
14 Basic poetry terms
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English
Undergraduate 1
02/18/2009

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Paradox
Definition
An apparent contradiction that is nevertheless somehow true.
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Paradoxical Statement
Definition
The contradiction usually stems from one of the words being used figuratively
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Overstatement
Definition
Hyperbole, Simply an exageration of what on means. In the service of truth.
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Understatement
Definition
Saying less than one means.
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Irony
Definition
Has meanings that extend beyond its use merely as a figure of speech.
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Verbal Irony
Definition
Saying the opposite of what one means.
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Sarcasm
Definition
Bitter or cutting speech, intended to wound feelings.
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Satire
Definition
Ridicule of human folly or vice, intended to bring reform.
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Dramatic irony
Definition
Between what the speaker says and what the poem means.
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Irony of situation
Definition
Discrepancy between the actual circumstances and those that would seem appropriate.
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Allusion
Definition
A reference to something in history or previous literature.
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Total Meaning
Definition
Esperience the poem communicates.
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Prose Meaning
Definition
The ingredient that can be seperated out in the form of a prose paraphrase.
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Tone
Definition
Writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject, reader, or himself.
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