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Literary/poetry terms 4
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English
11th Grade
01/11/2011

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Extended Metaphor
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May be called _______ when they are especially drawn out or when they are central to the organization of the poem
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Meter
Definition
A pattern of stressed syllables which occurs at regular intervals and makes up the rhythm of a verse
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Metonymy
Definition
is substituting a word for another word closely associated with it.
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Run-On Line
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The carrying over of sense and grammatical structure of poetry to the following line, sometimes one stanza to the next.
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Satire
Definition
a literary term used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack.
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Scansion
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The analysis of the patterns of stress within a poem
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Sense
Definition
The literal meaning of the poem, one of the four aspects of meaning.
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Sestinas
Definition
A short poem which takes as its structure a group of 6 key words. These words are placed at the end of each line of the poem, and form a pattern from one stanza to the next.
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Setting
Definition
is determining Time and Place in fiction.
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Simile
Definition
is the comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
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