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Literary Terms Nov. 2010
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English
9th Grade
11/08/2010

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alliteration
Definition
the repetition of a consonant sound
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allusion
Definition
link to a person, place, or thing
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apostrophe
Definition
NOT punctuation point; when words are addressed to a person or thing
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blank verse
Definition
unrhymed verse in iambic pentameter
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cadence
Definition
word music
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connotation
Definition
the emotional meaning of a word
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couplet
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two consecutive lines of verse which rhyme and are of equal length
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denotation
Definition
the literal meaning of a word
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fable
Definition
a short tale that teaches a lesson; usually animals with human qualities (personification)
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foot
Definition
a group of syllables containing at least one accented syllable. Iambic foot is most popular.
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free verse
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verse which does not conform to a fixed pattern
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hyperbole
Definition
using obvious exageration
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imagery
Definition
words that evoke a sensory expression due to details of sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch
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irony
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a made expression in which the poet says one thing but means another
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lyrical
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especially musical sounding and emotional in tone
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lyrics
Definition
poems to music
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metaphor
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when two different things are directly compared WITHOUGHT using like or as
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meter
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the pattern of rhythm or beat which is determined by the relationship between the stressed and unstressed syllables
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narrative poem
Definition
a story told in verse
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paradox
Definition
a statement that seems contrary or absurd but is actually true ( the comb on Ms. Style's wall - unbreakable)
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personification
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a way of speaking that gives human qualities to things that can not speak
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refrain
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a line or stanza repeated at intervals in a poem
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repetition
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the repeating of a word or phrase for emphasis
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rhyme
Definition
repetition of the same sounds at the end of words
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rhyme scheme
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the pattern in which rhymes are arranged in a poem (ABCBDB)
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scan
Definition
to mark the meter on a poem
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simile
Definition
when two objects are compared to using like or as
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sonnet
Definition
a poem consisting of 14 lines using iambic pentameter ( 5 feet, 10 syllables) and a couplet at the end
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stanza
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a group of lines of verse treated as a unit and separated by a space
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symbol
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an object that stands for, or represents, something
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theme
Definition
the main idea of a piece of literary work
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tone
Definition
the feeling conveyed by the authors attitude
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