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Literary Terms
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English
9th Grade
05/26/2011

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alliteration
Definition
repetition of a consonant sound, usually at the beginning of two or more words in a line of verse
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allusion
Definition
reference to some person, place, or event that has literary, historical, or geographical significance
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apostrophe
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words are addressed to a person or thing-absent or present-or to a personified idea, such as death, truth, or nature
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assonance
Definition
repetition in a line of verse with the same vowel sound
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blank verse
Definition
unrhymed iambic pentameter
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connotation
Definition
implied or suggested meaning of a word or expression
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couplet
Definition
two consecutive lines of verse which rhyme and are usually of equal length
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denotation
Definition
literal dictionary meaning of a word
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dialogue
Definition
printed conversation between two or more characters in fiction, drama, or poetry
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fable
Definition
short tale that teaches a moral lesson using animals with human qualities
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figure of speech
Definition
words are used in a nonliteral way in order to convey a forceful or vivid mental picture
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foot
Definition
group of syllables in a definite pattern, containing at least one accented syllable
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free verse
Definition
verse which does not conform to any fixed pattern
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image
Definition
any word or group of words, that evokes a sensory impression
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irony
Definition
says one things but means the opposite
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lyric
Definition
short poem that seems to be especially musical and expresses, in most instances, the poets clearly revealed thoughts and feelings
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metaphor
Definition
a comparison of two things without the use of like or as
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meter
Definition
pattern of rhythm determined by the relationship between the accented and unaccented syllables in a line of poetry
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mood
Definition
predominating atmosphere or feeling of a poem
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onomatopoeia
Definition
imitates the
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onomatopoeia
Definition
imitates the sound of the word
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oxymoron
Definition
back to back contradictory words
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paradox
Definition
statement which while seemingly contradictory or absurd may actually be well founded or true
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personification
Definition
giving human qualities to non-human items
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rhyme
Definition
repetition of the same (or similar) sound/sounds at the end of words
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rhyme scheme
Definition
pattern in which rhymes are arranged in a poem
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rhythm
Definition
regular rise and fall of sounds
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simile
Definition
comparison using like or as
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sonnet
Definition
poem consisting of fourteen lines, usually written in iambic pentameter and dealing with a single idea or emotion
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stanza
Definition
group of lines of verse treated as a unit and separated from other unites by soace
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sentence/paragraph
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prose
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verse/stanza
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poetry
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symbol
Definition
object that stands for, or represents, an idea
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tone
Definition
feeling conveyed by the authors attitude toward his subject and the particular way in which he writes about it
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