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Koala and JMT VL8 4
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English
10th Grade
05/09/2011

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allusion
Definition
a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
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alliteration
Definition
the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group
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anapest
Definition
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter,
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assonance
Definition
rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables of the rhyming words
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ballad
Definition
1. any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody.
2. a simple narrative poem of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing.
3. any poem written in similar style.
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blank verse
Definition
unrhymed verse, especially the unrhymed iambic pentameter most frequently used in English dramatic, epic, and reflective verse.
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connotation
Definition
the set of attributes constituting the meaning of a term and thus determining the range of objects to which that term may be applied; comprehension; intension.
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consanance
Definition
1. accord or agreement.
2. correspondence of sounds; harmony of sounds
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couplet
Definition
a pair of successive lines of verse, especially a pair that rhyme and are of the same length
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dactyl
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a foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short in quantitative meter, or one stressed followed by two unstressed in accentual meter
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denotation
Definition
the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it; the association or set of associations that a word usually elicits for most speakers of a language, as distinguished from those elicited for any individual speaker because of personal experience
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diction
Definition
the accent, inflection, intonation, and speech-sound quality manifested by an individual speaker, usually judged in terms of prevailing standards of acceptability; enunciation
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elegy
Definition
a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
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epic
Definition
noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style
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figurative language
Definition
speech or writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning,
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foot
Definition
(Literature / Poetry) Prosody a group of two or more syllables in which one syllable has the major stress, forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
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free verse
Definition
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
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haiku
Definition
A Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five
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hyperbole
Definition
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
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iambic
Definition
a metrical foot consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable or of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable
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iambic pentameter
Definition
describes a particular rhythm that the words establish in each line. That rhythm is measured in small groups of syllables; these small groups of syllables are called "feet".
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image
Definition
mental pictures
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imagery
Definition
engagement in mental pictures or the likeness of such images
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irony
Definition
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
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limerick
Definition
A humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba
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lyric poem
Definition
a short poem of songlike quality
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direct metaphor
Definition
directly compares two things with a verb such as “is”
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extended metaphor
Definition
metaphor that continues into the sentences that follow. It is often developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work, and are especially effective in poems and fiction
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implied metaphor
Definition
metaphor that is not outright stated
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meter
Definition
basic rhythmic structure of a verse
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narrative poem
Definition
poetry that has a plot. The poems that make up this genre may be short or long, and the story it relates to may be simple or complex.
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octave
Definition
erse form consisting of eight lines of iambic pentameter
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ode
Definition
A lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter
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onomatopoeia
Definition
sound words
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persona
Definition
a poem written in the first person
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personification
Definition
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
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quatrain
Definition
A stanza of four lines, esp. one having alternate rhymes
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refrain
Definition
A repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse
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approximate rhyme
Definition
only the final consonant-sounds are the same
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exact rhyme
Definition
is when the later part of the word or phrase is identical sounding to another
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end rhyme
Definition
A rhyme occurring in the terminating word or syllable of one line of poetry with that of another line,
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internal rhyme
Definition
A rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next
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half rhyme
Definition
consonance on the final consonants of the words involved
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off rhyme
Definition
A partial or imperfect rhyme, often using assonance or consonance only
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slant/imperfect rhyme
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another name for half rhyme
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rhyme scheme
Definition
pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem or song.
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rhythm
Definition
movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like
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run-on line
Definition
no punctuation at the end of a line
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sestet
Definition
last six lines of a sonnett
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sestina
Definition
A poem with six stanzas of six lines and a final triplet, all stanzas having the same six words at the line-ends in six different sequences that follow a fixed pattern, and with all six words appearing in the closing three-line envoi.
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simile
Definition
comparison of two distint things using like or as
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sonnet
Definition
a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes
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Shakespearean or English sonnet
Definition
a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg
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Petrarchan or Italian sonnet
Definition
a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd
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spondee
Definition
A foot consisting of two long (or stressed) syllables
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stanza
Definition
1. A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
2. A group of four lines in some Greek and Latin meters
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style
Definition
A manner of doing something
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symbol
Definition
A thing that represents or stands for something else
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tercet
Definition
set or group of three lines of verse rhyming together
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theme
Definition
The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic
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title
Definition
name
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tone
Definition
Give greater strength or firmness to
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trochee
Definition
A foot consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable.
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