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Literature exam two poetry vocabulary/questions (English 200
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Undergraduate 2
10/29/2012

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Diction
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A writer's choice of language: words/phrases that vary among street slang, precise language of an old schoolteacher or in the professional jargon of a social worker.
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Denotation
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The literal dictionary meaning of a word
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Connotation
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An associated or additional meaning of a word
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Tone
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Aspects of a work that reveal the author's attitude towards the subject's
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Imagery
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A word phrase, where a figure of speech that addresses the senses suggesting mental pictures of sights, sounds smells, tastes, feelings or actions
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Metaphor
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A statement that one thing is something else which in a literal sense its truly not does not contain a connective example: oh my love is a red red Rose
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simile
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A comparison of two things indicated by the same connective (like or as or a verb such as resembles)
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Syntax
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A reference to the order of words example "but when the loud surges lash the sounding shore
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Persona
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An imaginary person through which the poet may speak
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Addressee
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The imaginary person that the persona addresses
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Rhyme scheme
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Any recurrent pattern of rhyme within an individual home a rhyme scheme is usually described by using small letters to represent each rhyme – for the first rhyme b for the second and so on
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Alliteration
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Repetition of the same sounding letters initial alliteration the first letter repeated is a continent example: she sells seashells by the seashore assonance: repetition of vowel sounds example: in the room the woman come and go talking of Michelangelo
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allusion
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An implied or direct reference to something that the reader is familiar with example: The Siren Song
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Personification
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A form of metaphor in which human characteristics are given to something that is abstract example inanimate objects or an animal
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Hyperbole
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Exaggerated statements that are not to be taken seriously for the truth
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Understatement
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Describing something in terms that suggests that it is much smaller or less important than we know what really is example: life for me has not been a crystal stair
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eye rhyme
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Two words that look as though they sound like but the sound when spoken is different
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Perfect rhyme
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The sound of the two words sound exactly the same example moon/June
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end rhyme
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Words at the end of the line rhyme
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Internal rhyme
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Rhyme at the middle of the line as well as at the end of the line example: the splendor Falls on castle walls
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Slant rhyme

 

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The sound of the words are close but not exact
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aphorism
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A short concise statement of principle or sentiment example study apply/lazy cheat
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epigram
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Short poems never more than a few lines often rhyme they are intended to make a sharp comment or a witty observation example: men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses
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Haiku
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A Japanese verse form that has three unrhymed lines of five seven five syllables example: girl you are so ugly but your sister is so fine what was I drinking
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Limerick
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A short humorous poem consisting of five lines with rhyme scheme example: I drink too much water for breakfast you see sitting in English I severely have to pee soon is a puddle it won't be so subtle for not leaving class is Ms. Thompson's policy
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