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English 11
Literary/poetry terms - set 2
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English
11th Grade
01/11/2011

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Cinquain
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A form of which consists of 5 lines. (1st line: 2 syllables, 2nd line: 4 syllables, 3rd line: 6 syllables, 4th line: 8 syllables, 5th line: 2 syllables)
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Closed Form
Definition
A poem written in a set pattern.
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Concrete Poem
Definition
Poetry which has a definite shape suggesting the poem's subject, and tend to play with letters, sounds, or words, using them in new, original ways.
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Connotation
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is an implied meaning of a word.
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Consonance
Definition
is the repetition of consonant sounds.
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Couplet
Definition
Two successive lines of rhyming verse having the same number of feet.
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Denotation
Definition
is the literal meaning of a word, the dictionary meaning.
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Diction
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The choice and arrangement of words in a selection.
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Didactic
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A form of poem which has as its primary intention the teaching of some lesson or moral or the making of some moral statement about society.
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Image
Definition
In poetry, a word or sequence of words that refers to a sensory experience. Images help the reader picture or sense what is being described. Images may be state4d in either figurative language (consisting of such devices as metaphor, simile, etc.), or literal language (when the description is to be taken for its denotative meaning).
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