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55 Cards in this Set
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antithesis
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a direct contrast of structurally parallel word groupings, generally for the purpose of contrast
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ex. sing or swim
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caesura
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a break or pause in a line of poetry; may be introduced by a punctuation mark or may be a natural, rhetorical pause
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cadence
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a natural rhythm above and beyond a formal one; rhythmic movement in verse
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blank verse
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unrhymed iambic pentameter
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dramatic monologue
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a type of LYRIC POETRY in which a lengthy speech is given by a single person
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elegy
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elaborately formal lyric poem lamenting the death of a person, the decline of a situation, or reflecting seriously on a solemn subject
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epic
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1) a long, verse narrative on a serious subject
2) told in a formal and elevated style, 3) centered on the heroic or quasi-divine figure on whose actions depends the fate of a nation 4) the central character usually embodies the values of a particular society 5) usually telling of heroic deeds,events, or historic importance, or religious or mythological object |
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epigram
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a brief, witty, pointed comment; often a brief poem
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epitaph
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a form of words in verse or prose suited for inscription on a tomb
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epithet
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an adjectival phrase used to set apart and describe a person, place, thing or event
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figurative language
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language employing figures of speech (such as simile, metaphor, etc.); language that makes comparisons or associations meant to be interpreted imaginatively, not literally
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figure of speech
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use or arrangement of words for special effects; any way of saying something other than the ordinary way; describes one thing in terms of something else
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foot
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metrical division, usually consisting of one accented syllable and all unaccented syllables associated with it; the number or feet in a line are used to determine the meter
-iambic -trochaic -anapestic -dactylic -spondaic -pyrrhic |
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iambic
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unstressed stressed
U / |
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trochaic
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stressed unstressed
/ U |
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anapestic
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unstressed unstressed stressed
U U / |
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dactylic
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stressed unstressed unstressed
/ U U |
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spondaic
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stressed stressed
/ / |
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pyrrhic
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unstressed unstressed
U U |
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free verse
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poetry without standard meter or rhyme, but rhythmical arrangement or lines for effect
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heroic couplet
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a (rhyming) couplet written in iambic pentameter
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imagery
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words or phrases that uses description to create pictures or images in the reader's mind; the representation through language of sense experience; WRITING THAT APPEALS TO THE SENSES
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irony
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-verbal irony
-situational irony -dramatic irony |
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verbal irony
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saying one thing while meaning the opposite. its purpose is usually to criticize
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situational irony
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when a situation turns out differently from what one would normally expect- though often the twist is oddly appropriate
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dramatic irony
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when a character says or does something that has more or different meaning from what he thinks it means, though the audience and/or other characters do understand the full ramifications of the speech or action
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leitmotif
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the frequent repetition of a significant verbal phrase, set description, or complex of images within a single work, the recurrence of which supports a theme
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lyric poetry
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a fairly short poem, consisting of the utterance by a single speaker, typicaly in solitude, who expresses a state of mind or a process of perception, thought, and feelings
ex. SONNETS, elegies, odes, songs |
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metaphor (different kinds - 4)
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-implied
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implied metaphor
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does not state one thing actually is some other thing
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extended metaphor
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a metaphor which is carred throughout a work or series of works
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dead metaphor
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a metaphor which is so commonpalce it has lost its impact
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meter
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-monometer
-dimeter -trimeter -tetrameter -pentameter -hexameter -heptameter -octameter |
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mock epic
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approaching a trivial thing in the grand style of an epic
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octave
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eight lines of verse, specifically the first eight lines of an ITALIAN SONNET
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narrative poetry
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poetry that tells a story
ex. ballads, epic poetry, metrical romances |
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ode
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form of lyric poetry characterized by giving praise or showing appreciation
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prelude
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a brief introductory poem placed before a lengthy poem
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pastoral
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a deliberately conventional poem expressing an urban poet's nostalgic image of the peace and simplicity of the life of shepherds and other rural folk in an idealized setting
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rhyme
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-masculine
-feminine -slant/imperfect/approximate -internal -end -eye |
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masculine rhyme
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rhyming words which end on an accented syllable
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feminine rhyme
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rhyming words which end on an unaccented syllable
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slant/imperfect/approximate rhyme
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final sounds are close but not the same
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internal rhyme
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rhyme within a line of poetry
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end
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rhyme at the end of a line of verse
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eye rhyme
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words whose endings are spelled alike and in most instances were once pronounced alike, but have in the course of time acquired a different pronunciation
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sestet
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six lines of poetic verse, especially the last six lines of an ITALIAN SONNET
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sestina
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six-stanza poetic form plus a three-line envoy arranged in a specific pattern
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sonnet
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lyric poem expressing one idea, with 14 lines of iambic pentameter and set rhyme scheme
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Shakespearean/English sonnet
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three quatrains followed by a couplet; written in iambic pentameter
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Petrarchan/Italian sonnet
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an octave followed by a sestet; written in iambic pentameter
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Spenserian stanza
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a nine line stanza or poem in which the first eight lines are in iambic pentameter and the last is iambic hexameter, rhyming abab bcbc c
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tercet
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a stanza of poetry with three lines
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tone
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the writer or speaker's attitude toward the subject, the audience, or himself; the emotional coloring or meaning of the work
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villanelle
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French poetic form; two rhymes and six stanzas in a set pattern
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