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verse |
denotes a single line of poetry. The term can also be used to refer to a stanza or other parts of poetry. |
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traditional verse |
the lines follow some rime scheme, and that the meter is some consistent standard meter. |
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sonnet |
a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line. |
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english/shakespearean sonnet |
composed of three quatrains and a terminal couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg. |
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free verse |
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter. |
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blank verse |
verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter. |
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ballad |
a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. |
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lyric |
expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms. |
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narrative |
a spoken or written account of connected events; a story. |
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novel |
a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism. |
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novella |
a short novel or long short story. |
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allegory |
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. |
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parable |
a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels. |
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simile |
a figure of speech involving the comparison using like or as |
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metaphor |
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. |
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personification |
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. |
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imagery |
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. |
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symbol |
a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. |
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hyperbole |
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. |
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onomatopeia |
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named BOOM BAM |
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alliteration |
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. |
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assonance |
in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible |
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consonance |
refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase |
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speaker |
the narrative voice of a poem that speaks of his or her situation or feelings. |
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tone |
the attitude, or stance, toward the subject and toward the reader or audience implied in aliterary work; the “tone of voice” it seems to project |
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paraphrase |
a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in anotherform, as for clearness; rewording. |
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cacophony |
frequent use of discords of a harshness and relationship difficult to understand. |
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euphony |
the quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through a harmonious combination of words. |
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rhythm |
a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound. |
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meter |
is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse |
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iambic pentameter |
a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, for example |
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metric foot |
a single unit of measurement that is repeated within a line of poetry. |
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iamb |
a metrical foot consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable. |
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rhyme scheme |
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse. |
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couplet |
two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. |
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heroic couplet |
(in verse) a pair of rhyming iambic pentameters, much used by Chaucer and the poets of the 17th and 18th centuries such as Alexander Pope. |
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stanza |
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse. |
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quatrain |
a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes. |
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octave |
poem or stanza of eight lines; an octet. |
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tragedy |
an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe. |
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theme |
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic. |
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plot |
the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence. |
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character |
a person in a novel, play, or movie. |
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foil |
another character in a story who contrasts with the main character, usually to highlight one of their attributes. |
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analogy |
helps to establish a relationship based on similarities between two concepts or ideas. |
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aside |
when a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by the other actors on the stage. |
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paradox |
a statement that contradicts itself and still seems true somehow. |
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oxymoron |
figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect. |
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pun |
a play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings or by exploiting similar sounding words having different meanings. |
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dramatic monologue |
a poetic form in which a single character, addressing a silent auditor at a critical moment, reveals himself or herself and the dramatic situation. |
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soliloquy |
a super important monologue given by a character in a play who is alone on the stage. |
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irony |
a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actualmeaning of the words. |
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dramatic irony |
when the audience knows something the characters do not. |
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situational irony |
involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected. |
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verbal irony |
a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning. |