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fucking poetry
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05/04/2016
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Didactic Poetry
 Definition
Meant to teach a lesson
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Allusion
 Definition
References another piece
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Denotation
 Definition
Literal meaning of a word
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Apostrophe
 Definition
apostrophe is a figure of speech sometimes represented by exclamation “O”.
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Dramatic Irony
 Definition
when the audience knows the more about the episode and resolution than the character
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understatement
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Opposite of a hyperbole
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Diction
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word choice
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concrete
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physical presence
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Abstract
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Cannot perceive with senses
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Persona
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Speaker of the poem
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Verbal irony
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sarcasm
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Paradox
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contradiction
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narrative poetry
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poem that tells a story
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Synectoche
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part that represents the whole- A helping hand
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simile
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comparison using like or as - simile/similar ^
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Rime scheme
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Pattern of words that rime
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Lyric Poetry
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expresses personal emotion or feelings
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haiku
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poetry in 575 format
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Connotation
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Feeling associated with w/ words
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Ballad Stanza
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A B A B a four line stanza
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Metonymy
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something closely related stands in for something
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Mixed metaphor
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2 comparisons when mixed together do not make sense
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Implied metaphor
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