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narrative poem

Definition

 

a poem that tells a story and has a plot

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lyric poem

Definition

a short poem of songlike quality

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stanza

Definition

an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more,sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forminga division of a poem.

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sonnet

Definition

a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter.

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onomatopoeia

Definition

the formation of a word, by imitationof a sound made by or associated with its referent.

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alliteration

Definition

the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of aword group either with the same consonant sound or sound group

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mood

Definition

a prevailing emotional tone or general attitude

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tone

Definition

quality or character of sound.

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epic poetry

Definition

poetry celebrating the deeds of some hero

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symbol

Definition

something used for or regarded as representing something else

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Soliloquy

Definition

A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener.

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Aside

Definition

A piece of dialogue intended for the audience and supposedly not heard by the other actors on stage.


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Extended metaphor

Definition

A piece of dialogue intended for the audience and supposedly not heard by the other actors on stage.


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Imagery

Definition

A set of mental pictures or images.

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Foil

Definition

To prevent from being successful; thwart.

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Hyperbole

Definition

A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect

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Monologue

Definition

an extended speech uttered by one speaker, either to others or as if alone


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Connotation

Definition

A meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing


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Denotation

Definition

Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol.


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oxymoron

Definition

A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined


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