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poetry terms
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12th Grade
04/30/2008

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paraphrasing a poem
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putting into one's own words that we understand the poem to say, restating ideas that seem essential, coming out and stating what a poem may only suggest
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verse
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any composition in lines or more or less regular rhythm, usually ending in rhymes, is verse
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summary
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a breif condensation of gist, main idea, or story
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theme
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the message or deeper meaning of the poem (not its subject)
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lyric poetry
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a short poem expressing the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker
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narrative poetry
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one whose main purpose is to tell a story
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dramatic poetry
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presents the voice of an imaginary character(or characters) speaking directly , without any additional narration by the author
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dramatic monolouge
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a poem written as a speech made by a character( other than the author) at some decisive moment
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tone
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attitude the poet wants the reader to take towards the subject or theme of the poem
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satiric poetry
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a kind of comic poetry that generally conveys a message witha tone of detatched amusement, withering contempt and/or implied superiority
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