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