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11th Grade
06/12/2014

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alliteration
Definition
repetition of the first sound in a series of words
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allusion
Definition
reference to some historical, Biblical, mythological, or literary figure, place, or event outside the immediate subject being discussed
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apostrophe
Definition
speaking to an absent, dead, or inanimate person/thing as though it were present
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ballad
Definition
narrative poem, usually simple and fairly short
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blank verse
Definition
unrhymed iambic pentameter
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cacophony
Definition
discordant or harsh sounds
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connotation
Definition
the emotional associations a word has
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denotation
Definition
word's definition
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consonance
Definition
repetition of an internal consonant sound with different vowel sounds
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couplet
Definition
two rhyming lines that have the same meter
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dissonance
Definition
the juxtaposition of harsh or jarring sounds
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euphony
Definition
a series of smooth sounds
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figurative language
Definition
language not meant to be taken literally
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free verse
Definition
a poem without rhyme or rhythm
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hyperbole
Definition
exaggeration for effect
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imagery
Definition
refers to details that appeal to the senses
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irony
Definition
a surprising, interesting, or amusing contradiction
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juxtaposition
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placing two totally different images beside each other to show contrast
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lyric
Definition
a poem that expresses the emotions of one speaker
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metaphor
Definition
implied comparison
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meter
Definition
the rhythmical pattern of the poem
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iambic
Definition
a foot of two syllables, the first unstressed and the second stressed
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octave
Definition
an 8 line verse or section of a poem
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onomatopoeia
Definition
words that describe a sound
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parallelism
Definition
repetition of a sound, pattern, or structure
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parody
Definition
a humorous imitation of another work or type of work
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quatrain
Definition
4 line verse or part of a poem
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refrain
Definition
regularly repeated line or group of lines
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repetition
Definition
repetition =)
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rhyme (scheme)
Definition
a regular pattern of rhyming words
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rhythm
Definition
like meter but doesn't have to be a regular pattern
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sestet
Definition
6 line verse of part of poem
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simile
Definition
an explicit comparison using 'like' or 'as'
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sonnet
Definition
14 line poem in iambic pentameter that has a certain rhyme scheme
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stanza
Definition
a verse
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symbol
Definition
something that represents something else
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tone
Definition
the writer's attitude towards the readers and towards the subject he is writing about
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synecdoche
Definition
a part of something that is used to represent the whole thing
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metonymy
Definition
a figure of speech that used something related to the thing instead of the thing itself
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iambic pentameter
Definition
a line that has 5 iambic feet, 10 syllables that alternate stressed-unstressed
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assonance
Definition
repetition of an internal vowel sound followed by a different consonant sound
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