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Poetry test
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English
9th Grade
03/29/2011

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stanza
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a dvision of a apoem based on thought or form (rhyme)
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situational irony
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opposite of what is expected happens
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symbol
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a word or image that stands for something else
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speaker
Definition
voice of a poem; not neccesarily poet
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refrain
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repetition of word, sentence or group of lines in a pattern.
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metaphor
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an implied comparison
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similie
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a comparison using like or as
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inversion
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words in unusual position for rhyme or emphasis
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tone
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speake's attitude toward the sujct and audience
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personification
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a figure of speech that gives human like qualities to something non human
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imagery the use of vivid, figurative language to prepresent objects
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rhyme
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the correspondence of 2 words w/ similar sounding syllables
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sonnets
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14 line poem written in iambic pantameter
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parallelism
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repetition of phrases or sentences that are similar in meaning and structure.
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free verse
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poetry without a regular pattern of meter or rhyme
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blank verse
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unrhymed similar line-length poetry
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type of poem: lyric
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short poem with intense emotional response of the speaker
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type of poem: dramatic
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presents characters who speak to other characters or to the audience (dialouge)
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type of poem: narrative
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a poem that tells a story
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allusion
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a reference to a famous person, historical event, literature, art, etc.
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alliteration
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the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in neighboring words
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consonance
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the repetition of middle or final consonant sounds in neighboring words
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assonance
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the repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words.
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onomatopoeia
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the sound of a word imitates the actual sound
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