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verse that imitates ballad form and uses much symbolism.
Ex: Keats's "LaBelle Dame Sans Merci: |
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| Poem composed to be sung and which expresses personal feeling |
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Comparison in which one thing is spoken of as if it were something else.
Ex: "Death is a long sleep."
Note: Like or as=Simile |
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| Rhythmical pattern of a poem determined by the number of stresses in each line. To find the meter, you must "scan" the poem (mark the stressed or unstressed syllables) |
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| The atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work |
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| A circumstance or set of circumstances that prompts a character to act in a certain way or that determines the outcome of a situation or work |
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| Literary piece that tells the story |
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| The person telling the story |
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| Complicated lyric poem that is enthusiastic or exalted in tone |
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Using words that imitate sounds
Ex: splish splash, ding dong |
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A form of paradox that combines a pair of opposite terms into a single, unusual expression
Ex: "sweet sorrow" or "cold fire" |
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Occurs when the elements of a statement contradict each other. Although the statement may appear illogical, impossible, or absurd, it turns out to have a coherent meaning that reveals the hidden truth.
Ex: "Much madness is divinest sense." "Less is more" |
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| an imitation, usually humorous, of a well-known piece of literature |
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| the quality in something experienced or observed that arouses feelings or pity, sorrow, sympathy, or compassion |
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Poem about shepherds or the simple,rural life |
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A nonhuman subject is given human qualities
Ex: "The waves march in long ranks" |
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| A series of related events moving from a problem to a solution |
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Perspective from which a narrative is told
Types:
1. First Person (I)
2.Third Person ( he, she, they)
3. Third Person Omniscient- (outside observers who knows and sees all) |
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| The study of sound and rhythm in poetry |
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| The central character of a literary work |
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