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Apostrophe - a form of a personification in which the absent or dead are spoken to as if present and the inanimate is animate
Metaphor - a comparison between two unlike things in which the poet states that one this is another,
usually between something that is concrete and something that is abstract
Simile - a comparison between two different things or ideas using like or as
hyperbole - a deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration
personification - a kind of metaphor that give inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics
understatement(meiosis) - opposite of hyperbole
synecdoche (metonmy) - a form of a metaphor in which a part of something is used to stand for the whole or the whole for the part
pun - a play of words that are identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings
oxymoron - a form of paradox that combines a pair of contrary terms into a single expression
paradox - a statement that contradicts itself. it usually reveals a truth that is normally hidden
irony - saying one thing while meaning another(verbal irony); dramatic irony occurs when a character says or does something that has more or different meanings than he thinks
alliteration - the practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same sound
assonance - the repetition of a consonant sound within a series of words to produce a certain sound effect
onomatopoeia - the use of words in which the sound seem to resemble the sounds they describe
end rhyme - rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds at the ends of the lines in poetry.
Internal rhyme - occurs when the rhyme occur within a rhyme
Rhyme scheme - is the pattern of rhymes in poems
interlocking rhyme - a rhyme scheme in which an unrhymed line in one stanza rhymes with a line in the following stanza
rhythm - the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables into a pattern
Scansion - the analysis of verse in terms of meters(feet)
blank verse - poetry that does not rhyme but has a rhythm, usually iambic pentameter
refrain - a word, phrase, line, or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem, usually at the end or each
stanza
diction - a writer's choice of words to produce a desired effect
denotation - the literate or dictionary meaning of a word
connotation- - all the emotions and associations that a word or phrase may arouse
tone - the attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject, characters, or audience
imagery - the deliberate use off language to appeal to one of the five senses
motif - a recurring feature in a work of literature
inversion - the technique of reversing, or inverting, the normal word order of a sentence
style - an author's characteristic way of writing, determined by the choice of words, the arrangement of words in sentences, and the relationship of sentences to one another
allusion - a reference to a person, place, event, or literary work that a writer expects to recognize and respond to
antithesis - the balancing of two contrasting ideas, words, phrases, or sentences.
free verse - verse that has no regular metrical pattern and does not rhyme
narrative poem - tells a story
lyric poem - expresses a poet's feelings
sonnet - a fourteen-line poem(iambic pentameter)
rhymed couplet - two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
psalm - a song of lyric poem in praise of God
pastoral - poem that deals in an idealized way with shipyards and rustic life
ode - a complex and often lengthy lyric poem, written in a dignified formal style on some lofty or serious subject
mock epic - a comic literary form that treats a rival subject in the grand, heroic style of the epic
epithet - a descriptive name or phrase used to characterize someone or something
epigram - a short, witty, pointed statement often in the form of a poem
epic - a long narrative poem telling about the deeds of a great hero and reflecting the values of the society from which it originated
elegy - a poem of mourning
canto - a section or division of a long poem
ballad - a story told in verse and usually meant to be sung
allegory - a tale in verse or prose in which characters, actions, or settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities
stanza - the divisions of a poem
dramatic monologue - a find of narrative poem in which one character specks to one listener whose replies are not given in the poem
persona - the person who speaks in a literary work
classicism - a movement or tendency in art, literature, or music that reflects the principles manifested in the art of ancient Greece & Rome
neoclassicism - a revival in the 17th & 18th century of classical standards of order, balance, and harmony
satire - a kind of writing that holds up to ridicule or contempt the weaknesses and wrong-doings of individuals, groups, institutions, or humanity in general
parody - the humorous imitation of a work of literature, art, or music
epiphany - a moment of illumination, usually occurring at or near the end of a work
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