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Scantion / Poetry
lalala
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English
12th Grade
03/16/2011

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epic
Definition
long narrative poem on a serious and exhaulted subject
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dramatic
Definition
when a writer creates the voice of an invented character
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lyric
Definition
what author thinks or feels
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dramatic monologue
Definition
poem spoken by a fictional narrator who is clearly different from author
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iamb
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unstressed -- stressed
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anapest
Definition
2 unstressed -- 1 stressed
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trochee
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stressed -- unstressed
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dactyl
Definition
1 stressed -- 2 unstressed
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monometer
Definition
1 foot
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diameter
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2 feet
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trimester
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3 feet
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tetrameter
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4 feet
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pentameter
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5 feet
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hexameter
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6 feet
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heptameter
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7 feet
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foot name + ic / + feet per line
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naming meter
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spondee
Definition
2 unstressed syllables in a row
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catalexis
Definition
missing unstressed syllable @ end of a TROCHAIC or DACTYLIC line
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masculine ending
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end in stress
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feminine ending
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end in unstressed
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end-stopped
Definition
complete sentence or independent clause (end in punctuation)
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enjambment
Definition
sentence or clause that takes up multiple lines (no punctuation at the end)
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caesura
Definition
pause in the middle of the line (punctuation makes it happen) = //
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