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Poetry
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English
Undergraduate 1
10/07/2008

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abstract
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an abstract style is tipically complex, discusses intangible qualitities like good and evil and seldom uses examples to support its points
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academic
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an adjective describing style, this word means dry and theoretical writing
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accent
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refers to the stressed portion of the word
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adage
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a saying or proverb embodying a piece of common wisdom based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
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aesthetic
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appealing to the senses (adj.) or aesthetic judgement is a phrase synonymous with artistic judgment
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allegory
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a story in which each aspect of the story has a symboic meaning outside the tale itself
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alliteration
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the repitition of initial consonant sounds
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allusion
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a reference to another work or famous figure; classical allusion is to Creek or Roman Mythology
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anachronism
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misplaced in time and is an element in a story that is out of its time frame(sometimes creates a humorous effect)
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analogy
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a comparison; usually involves two or more symbolic parts and are employed to clarify an action or a relationship
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anecdote
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short and often personal story used to emphasize a point to develop a character or a theme or to inject humor
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annotation
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notes added to a text that explain name sources summarize or evaluate the text
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