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Poetry
Types of poems, literary devices and more.
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English
12th Grade
02/10/2011
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enajambment

 Definition
A line break in the middle of a sentence, clause or phrase. The meaning straddles 2 lines/verses, sometimes creating two meanings (1 at the end of the line, the other once the reader reaches end of phrase)
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hyperbole

 Definition

an exaggeration used for emphasis and sometimes humor:

"I told you a MILLION TIMES!"
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connotation
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the feeling/meaning behind a word:

NEGATIVE or POSITIVE

ex. crash = negative

love = positive
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denotation
 Definition
the literal dictionary meaning of a word
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