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1) 4 stressed syllables per line
2) varying number of unstressed syllables
3) Caesura (Pause) in the middle of each line
4) alliteration occurs on some of the accented syllables. |
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Grim, Ironic Understatement.
Frequently Deals with horrible things.
Often expressed in negatives. |
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Noun form of an epithet:
"whale-road, word-hoard, life-house" |
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| using a part to refer to a whole thing, or using a part to refer to another part. |
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| Use of appositives or other renamings, often used in a series. |
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| a story written in verse that is humorous and that centers on a cuckold |
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| story which features animals who have human attributes; it ALWYA ends with a moral or lesson |
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| A story which sets up and surrounds other stories |
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| A satire that makes fun of the estates. |
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| mask put on by an author to express views that may or may not coincide with his views. |
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