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Yeo Poetry
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English
12th Grade
03/16/2012

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Alliteration
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The use of the repetition of initial consonant sounds.
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Allusion
Definition
A reference to a well-known literary work or event.
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Analogy
Definition
An extended comparison between two or more things.
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Assonance
Definition
The rhyming or repetition of vowel sounds.
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Blank Verse
Definition
Unrhymed poetry
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Caesura
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A natural pause in the middle of a line of poetry.
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Conceit
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An unusual and surprising comparison
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Conflict
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A struggle between opposing forces
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Couplet
Definition
a pair of rhyming lines
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Connotation
Definition
Associations that a word cals to mind
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Consonance
Definition
Repetition of final consonant sounds
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Denotation
Definition
The literal meaning of a word
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Diction
Definition
A writer's word choice
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Elegy
Definition
A solemn and formal lyric poem about death
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Epitaph
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An poem memoralizing the life of someone or something; an inscription written on a tomb
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Hyperbole
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A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
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Image
Definition
A word or phrase that appeals to the senses
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Imagery
Definition
Descriptive language used in literature
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Irony
Definition
Involving a surprising or amusing connections; the opposite of what is expected
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Metaphor
Definition
A figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else
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Ode
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A long, formal lyric poem with a serious theme
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Onomatapoeia
Definition
The use of words that sound like the thing they refer to; buzz, bang, crash
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Oxymoron
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A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together; bittersweet, little giant, happy grief
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Parody
Definition
A humorous imitation of another work
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Personification
Definition
Nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
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Satire
Definition
Writing that ridicules a group/ concept/ organization/ to get others to recognize fualt in what is being saterized
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Soliloquy
Definition
A character alone on stage revealing his/ her inner most thoughts- not directly to the audience as with an aside.
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Sonnet
Definition
Fouteen line poems; Shakspearean/ Italian
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Stanza
Definition
A group of lines in a poem
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Theme
Definition
The central idea, concern, or purpose in a literary work
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Tone
Definition
The writer's attitude toward the reader and subject; the mood
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Metonymy
Definition
A figure of speech which is used to substitute for another; crown for royalty
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Literal
Definition
Using or interpreting words in their usual or most basic sense
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Allegory
Definition
A story, poem, song, or picture that contians a hidden message
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Dialect
Definition
A form of a language used in a certain region or by a particular social group
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Mood
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A particular feeling or atmosphere that a poet may to to invoke in the reader.
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