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| lyric poetry devoted to religion. |
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| a variety of a language spoken in a particular region or by a particular gorup of people |
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| the conversation between characters in a literary work |
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| an individuals personal day to day account of impressions and events. diaries are usually more intimate than journals |
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| the authors word choice or use of appropriate words to convery a particular meaning |
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| a story written ot be performed or as if to be ferormed. |
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| practices that audiences accept on stage as realistic but that differ from real-life behavior |
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| a dramatic poem that consists of the speech of one character |
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| poetry that reveals character through speech and that consists entirely of dialogue or monologue |
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| a quatrain that uses iambic pentameter and rhymes abab |
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| a serious poem of lament usually mourning a death or another great loss |
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| a long narrative poem that recounts the exploits or a larger than life hero |
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| elements that traditionally appear i nepics and are imitated in mock epics |
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| an elaborate simile that extends over many lines |
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| a brief, witty, often philosophical saying in prose or verse |
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| a quotation at the beginning of a chaper poem or book |
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