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| a prose or verse fable usually w/ a moral where animals act with human feelings, ex Aesops Fables |
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| verse written in unryhmed iambic pentameter If you can look into the seeds of time |
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| the use of harsh or discordant sounds in literary composition as for poetic effect- Ajax strives some vast wieght to throw |
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| a break or pause in a line of poetry - |
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| a tradition dating back to classical greek and latin poetry- means sieze the day ex. Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we may die |
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| a purifying or cleansing of the emotions especially pity and fear |
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| a reversal in the order of words in 2 otherwise parallel phrases ex. flowers are lovely, love is flowerlike |
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give background info in a play ex oedipus antigone |
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| a round about way of speaking, using unnecessary words ex. physics equations |
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| overused phrase ex. dumb blonde |
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| the point of greatest intensity interests or suspense in a narratives, marks the stories turning point, someone makes a major decision that affects the plot |
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| logical orderly and consistant relation of parts ex yellow wallpaper |
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| long metaphor in a story or poem ex huswifery achieving grace= weaving |
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a struggle between two opposing forces or characters in a short story or narrative poem man vs. man/self/society |
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| all the emotions and associations that a word or phrase may arouse, springtime, season of spring |
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| the repitition of similar consonants sounds in a group of words, can be middle or end. ex. flip flop |
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| to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences note the opposite natures, purposes- Teddy, judaism and christianity |
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| 2 consecutive lines of poetry that ryhme the stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that st. nicholas soon would be there |
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| a stage in sequence of events at which the trend of all future events esp for better or for worse is determined |
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| a section or division of a long poem, chapter in a book |
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