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30 Cards in this Set
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Poetic Diction |
use of elevated language over ordinary language |
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Informal Diction |
plain language or everyday use; includes idioms, sayings, simple words |
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Colloquial |
conversational, slang expressions |
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Denotation |
literal, dictionary meanings of a word |
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Connotation |
associations & implications that go beyond a word's literal meaning |
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Persona |
a speaker created by a poet |
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Ambiguity |
allows for 2 or more simultaneous interpretations of a word, phrase, action, or situation |
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Syntax |
ordering of words into a meaningful verbal pattern |
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tone |
writer's attitude toward the subject |
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Carpe Diem |
"seize the day" |
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Allusion |
brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea in history or literature |
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Imagery |
language that addresses the senses suggesting mental pictures |
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Implied Metaphor |
subtle & not explicit (terms compared are not so specifically explained) |
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Controlling Metaphor |
comparisons at work throughout poem |
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Synecdoche |
figure of speech in which part of something is substituted for it |
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apostrophe |
address to someone who is absent or nonhuman |
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paradox |
statement that initially appears to be self-contradictory but actually makes sense |
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conventional symbol |
recognized by many people |
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didactic poetry |
designed to teach an ethical, moral, or religious lesson |
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dramatic irony |
reader knows more than the character |
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Allusion |
brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or idea in history or literature |
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Imagery |
language that addresses the senses suggesting mental pictures |
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Implied Metaphor |
subtle & not explicit (terms compared are not so specifically explained) |
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Controlling Metaphor |
comparisons at work throughout poem |
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Synecdoche |
figure of speech in which part of something is substituted for it |
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apostrophe |
address to someone who is absent or nonhuman |
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paradox |
statement that initially appears to be self-contradictory but actually makes sense |
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conventional symbol |
recognized by many people |
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didactic poetry |
designed to teach an ethical, moral, or religious lesson |
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dramatic irony |
reader knows more than the character |
