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Poetry Unit
Poetry Terms
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English
10th Grade
04/10/2008

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poetry
Definition
a form of literature identifiable by its shape on a page
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allusion
Definition
reference to a work of literature
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narrative poem
Definition
tells a story
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speaker
Definition
voice of the poem
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suspense
Definition
feeling of ancticipation
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dramatic poetry
Definition
poetry that has numerous speakers
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rhythm
Definition
patter of stressed and unstressed sllyables
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rhyme
Definition
repeat of end sounds
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foreshadowing
Definition
shadowing hints or clues
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meter
Definition
rhythmical pattern of a poem
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meterical foot
Definition
arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables
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iamb
Definition
2 syllable foot with stress ont he second sllyable
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anapest
Definition
foot consists of three syllables with stress on the last
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trochee
Definition
stressed syllable followed by unstressed syllable
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dactyl
Definition
three syllables with stressed on first
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dialogue
Definition
conversation between characters
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tone
Definition
attitude of writer towards the subject
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verbal irony
Definition
apparent meaning is opposite of the words that are said
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lyric poetry
Definition
poetry that expresses feelings
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inference
Definition
a resonable conclusion drawn by reader
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theme
Definition
main idea
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free verse
Definition
no rhythm no rhyme
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mood
Definition
feeling within the story
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simile
Definition
comparison using like or as
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metaphor
Definition
comparison suggesting on thing is something else
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extended metaphor
Definition
a metaphor that includes whole poem
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figurative language
Definition
language that appeals to the senses
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symbol
Definition
object/action/word that means something beyond itself
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personification
Definition
giving something human-like trait
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imagery
Definition
creates mental pictures
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couplet
Definition
two lines
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repetition
Definition
repeating
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alliteration
Definition
repeating consenant sounds
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assonance
Definition
repeating vowel sounds
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onomatopoeia
Definition
words that sound like what they mean
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parallelism
Definition
the use of similar gramatical structures in succeding lines
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internal rhyme
Definition
words that rhyme within each line
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parody
Definition
imitation of one poem by another
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sonnet
Definition
14 line poem
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Shakespearean sonnet
Definition
ends in a couplet
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Petrarchan sonnet
Definition
does not end in a couplet; 2 stanzas; 7 and 7 or 6 and 8
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Haiku
Definition
Japanese poetry 5-7-5 syllables
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concrete peotry
Definition
shaped like its subject
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paraphrase
Definition
restate in one's own words
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blank verse
Definition
has rhythm but no definate rhyme
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colloquial language
Definition
everyday conversation
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