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Petrarchan (Italian) Sonnet
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A sonnet consisting of an octave and a sestet, all in iambic pentameter, with the
rhyme scheme abbaabba cdecde or abbaabba cdcdcd. The turn typically occurs between the octave and sestet, around linen nine of the poem. |
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Protagonist
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The main figure in a work of literature. A story’s plot hinges equally on the protagonist’s efforts to
realize his or her desires and to cope with failure if and when plans are thwarted and desires left unfulfilled. |
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Pun
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A play on words that reveals different meanings in words that are similar or even identical.
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Quatrain
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A four-line stanza. Quatrains are the most popular stanzaic form in English poetry because they are
easily varied in meter, line length, and rhyme scheme. |
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Refrain
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line or stanza that is repeated at regular intervals in a poem or song
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Round Character
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A character with complex, multifaceted characteristics. Round characters behave as real
people. For example, a round hero may suffer temptation, and a round villain may show compassion. |
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Run-On-Line
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A line of poetry that, when read, does not come to a natural conclusion where the line breaks.
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Satire
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An artistic critique, sometimes heated, on some aspect of human immorality or absurdity.
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Realism
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A mode of literature in which the author depicts characters and scenarios that could occur in real life.
Unlike fantasy or surrealism, realism seeks to represent the world as it is. |
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Sestet
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Six lines of poetry grouped together in a stanza or a unit of though, as in the Petrarchan sonnet where the
last six lines of the poem resolve the idea or question set up by the initial octave. |
