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Literary terms
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English
10th Grade
01/12/2013

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Blank verse
Definition
unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter
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Iambic pentameter
Definition
-Each line in the poem has five iambic feet
-Unstressed syllable followed by stressed syllable
-Sounds very much like the way people talk
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Enjambment
Definition
a line of poetry ends without a pause and continues into the next line for its meaning
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Structure
Definition
the arrangement of words and lines in a poem to produce a desired effect
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Personification
Definition
giving human quality to something that is non-living
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Simile
Definition
Comparing by using the word "like" or "as"
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Imagery
Definition
pictures that we got in mind when hearing words
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Mood
Definition
feeling of the story/poem
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Stanzas
Definition
groups of lines in poetry; each stanza generally develops an idea, image, or figurative language
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Rhyme scheme
Definition
the pattern of end rhyme in a stanza or an entire poem
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Meter
Definition
repetition of a regular rhythmic unit in a line of poetry
-Each unit, known as a foot, has one stressed syllable & one-two unstressed syllables
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Iamb
Definition
unstressed syllable + stressed syllable
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Trochee
Definition
stressed syllable + unstressed syllable
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Figurative language
Definition
language that communicates ideas beyond the literal meaning of words
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Rhyme
Definition
similarity of sound between two words
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