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09/15/2010

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PARAPHPASE
Definition
Put into your own words
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VERSE
Definition
Composition of lines with rhymes and rhythm
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SUMMARY
Definition
Condensation of main ideas or stories
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THEME
Definition
Central thought of the poem
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SUBJECT
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MAIN TOPIC
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LYRIC POEM
Definition
Short story expressing the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker
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NARRATIVE POEM
Definition
Poem that relates to a series of events
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DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE
Definition
A poem written as a speech made by a character
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DRAMATIC POETRY
Definition
Represents the voice of an imaginary character
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DIDACTIC POETRY
Definition
teaches a lesson or moral
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TONE
Definition
mood or attitude towards addressed noun
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SATIRIC POETRY
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comic critiquing poems with a message
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SARCASM
Definition
bitter irony intended to hurt or mock target
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VERBAL IRONY
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Occurs when words say one thing but mean something else
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IRONIC POINT OF VIEW
Definition
Sensing one thing when the writer is actually saying another
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IRONY
Definition
speaking with discrepancies (saying something and meaning another)
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DRAMATIC IRONY
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Similar to verbal irony but contains an element of contrast
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COSMIC IRONY
Definition
irony of fate. aspiration and the reaction of a hostile fate
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IRONY OF FATE
Definition
twist of fate
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PERSONA
Definition
latin for mask, fictitious character created by author to tell a story
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IMAGERY
Definition
collection of images in a poem
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IMAGE
Definition
Word for series of words that refers to any sensory experience. Direct or literal recreation of physical experience and adds immediacy to literary language
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HAIKU
Definition
Japanese verse that has three unrhymed lines of 5,7,5 syllables. Spiritual tone, relying on imagery, set in one of the four seasons. Modern Haiku’s ignore syllable count.
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SYMBOL
Definition
A noun in a narrative that suggest meanings beyond its literal sense
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ALLEGORY
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A description in a narrative. Has a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning.
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ALLEGORY
Definition
A description in a narrative. Has a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning.
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SYMBOLIC ACT
Definition
an action whose significance goes beyond its literal meaning
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CONVENTIONAL SYMBOL
Definition
Symbols that have acquired a standard meaning because they are use so much
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