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Title

RPHS Poetic Techinques

Description

Mr.Drayton - 11/30/16 - 2nd period

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Subject

English

Level

11th Grade

Created

11/30/2016

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Term

End-Stopped

Definition

Occurs when a line of poetry ends with a period or definite punctuation mark

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Enjambment

Definition

The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.

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Extended Metaphor

Definition

A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem

Term

Free Verse

Definition

Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter