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12th Grade
11/23/2009

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Allusion
Definition
reference to a well-known historical even, person, place, work
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Alliteration
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the rep. of identical or similar consonant sounds. Usually at beginning
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antithesis
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a figure of speech characterized by strongly contrsting words, clauses, sentences or ideas. For emphasis and effect
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apostrophe
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a figure of speech in which something or someone absent is addressed directly
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assonance
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repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds
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ballad meter
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a four-line stanza rhymed abcd with four feet in lines one and three and three feet in lines two and four
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Blank Verse
Definition
unrhymed iambic pentameter. (Shakespeare)
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Cacophony
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a harsh, unpleasant combination of sounds or tones
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Caesura
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A pause, usually in the middle of a line
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conceit
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ingenious/fanciful notion or conception, expressed through elaborate analogy, paralles between two seemingly different things
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consonance
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the repetition of similar consonant sounds in a group of words
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couplet
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a two-line stanza, usually with end ryhmes the same
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devices of sound
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ex: rhyme, alliteration, assonance etc.  used to deploy sound of words
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diction
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word choice (formal, informal, colloquial)
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didactic poem
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a poem which is intended primarily to teach a lesson
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dramatic poetry
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poem which deploys dramatic form or dramatic technique
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elgy
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a sustained/formal poem setting forth poet's mediataions upon death or another solemn theme
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end-stopped
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a line with a pause at the end. end in period, comma, colon...etc.
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enjambment
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continuation of the sense and grammatical construction from one line to the next
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extended metaphor
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implied analogy, comparioson which is carried throughout the stanza or entire poem
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euphony
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opposite of cacophony. Style which combinations of words pleasant to ear predominate
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eye rhyme
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rhyme that appears correct because spelling but with pronunciation does not rhyme
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feminine rhyme
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a rhyme of two syllables, one stressed and one unstressed..a.k.a double rhyme
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fig. language
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:metaphor, simile, irony. Mean something else than internal meaning
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free verse
Definition
poetry which is not written in a tradish meter but still rhymical
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heroic couplet
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two end-stopped imabic pentameter lines rhymed aa, bb, cc with the thought usually completed in teh two line unit
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hyperbole
Definition
a deliberate, extravagant, often outrageous exaggeration. used for serious or comic effect
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imagery
Definition
images of work, sensory details of work, fig. lang. of work. visual images evoked by work
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irony
Definition
contrast btwn actual meaning and the suggestion of another meaning. figure of speech which actual intent is expressed in words which carry opp. meeting
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internal rhyme
Definition
rhyme that occurs within line rather than at the end
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lyric poem
Definition
any short poem that presents a single speaker who expresses thoughts and feelings
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masculine poetry
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rhyme that falls on the strssed and concluding syllables of the rhyme words ex: keep and sleep
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metaphor
Definition
a fig lang. comparison w/o use of like or as but rather is
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meter
Definition
repetiton of a regular rhythmic unit in a line of poetry. known as a foot.
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metonymy
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a fig of speech which is characterized by the substitution of a term naming an object closely associated with the word in mind
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mixed metaphor
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the mingling of one metaphor with another immediately following the first
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narrative poem
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a non-dramatic poem, whether simple or complex, long or short. EX:ballads and epics
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octave
Definition
eight line stanza
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onomatopoeia
Definition
use of words who sounds suggest meaning
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paradox
Definition
a situation or action or feeling that appears to be contradictory but on inspection turns out to be true or at least make sense
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oxymoron
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form of paradox. Combines pair of contrary terms into single expression
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parallelism
Definition
similar grammatical structure within a line or lines of poerty
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paraphrase
Definition
restatement of ideas in such a way that it retains meaning while changing diction or form.  for clarity
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personification
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a kind of metaphor that gives inatimate objects human characteristics
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poetic foot
Definition
a group of syllables in verse usually consisting of one accented syllable and one or two unaccented syllables associated with it
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pun
Definition
a play on words that are similar/identical in sound but have sharply diverse meanings
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quatrain
Definition
four line stanza with any combo of rhymes
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refrain
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a group of words forming a phrase or sentence and consisting of one or more lines repeated at intervals in a poem, usually at end of stanza
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rhyme
Definition
close similarity or identity  of sound btwn accented syllables occupying corresponding positions in two or more lines of verse
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rhyme royal
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a seven line stanza of iambic pentamter rhymed ababbcc
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rhythm
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recurrence of stressed and unstressed syllables
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sarcasm
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type of irony in which person appears praising but actually insulting
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satire
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writing that seeks to arouse reader's disapproval of an object by ridicule. comedy that exposes error
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scansion
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a system for describing the meter of a poem by identifying the number and the type of feet per line
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sestet
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a six line stanza
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simile
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a directly expressed comparrioson. use like or as
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sonnet
Definition
fourteen line imabic petameter poem.
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stanza
Definition
a repeated grouping of three or more lines with same meter and rhyme scheme
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strategy
Definition
management of lang. for a specific effect. planned pacing of elements to achieve an effect
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structure
Definition
arrangement of materials within a work, divisions of work
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style
Definition
mode of expression in lang. characteristic manner of expression in author
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symbol
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something that means one thing itself but also some deeper meaning
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synecdoche
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a form of metaphor which in mentioning a part signifies for the whole
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syntax
Definition
ordering words in pattern or sentences
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terza rima
Definition
a stanza with three lines aba bcb or cdc
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tercet
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a three line stanza, each line ends in same rhyme
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theme
Definition
main thought expressed by work. abstract concept
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tone
Definition
manner in which author expresses his/her attitude
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understatement
Definition
opposite of hyperbole. represents in ironic way something less than it is
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villanelle
Definition
nineteen line stanze divided into five tercets and final quatrain
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