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sonnet
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a 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme; may be Shakespearean (English) or Petrarchan (Italian)
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Spenserian Stanza
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a nine lined stanza with the rhyme scheme ababbcbccc; the first eight lines are written in iambic pentameter and the
last line (an alexandrine) is written in iambic hexameter Fairy Queen |
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spondee
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a metrical foot of two accented syllables
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stanza
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division of a poem
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stereotype
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a character whose attitudes, words, and actions fall within a widely-held idea of what that type is like; may also be applied to plot.
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stichomythia
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dialogue in which the beginnings and endings of each line echo each other, taking on new meaning with each new line.
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stream of consciousness
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a form of writing which replicates the way which the human mind works; ideas are presented in random, not chronological, order; thoughts may be unfinished.
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style
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author's choice and arrangement of words, tone, mood, imagery, sound devices, syntax, etc.
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subject complement
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the word (with any accompyang phrases) or clause that follows a linking verb and complements, or completes the subject by renaming it (predicate nominative) or by describing it (predicate adjective).
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subjunctive
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mood of the verb that expresses a wish or a statement that is contrary to fact.
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subordinate clause
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a dependent clause which cannot stand alone as a complete sentence; functions as an adverb, adjective, or noun.
After the man made a sandwich. |
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syllabic verse
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poetry which contains the same number of syllables in each line or follows a pattern of syllables per line.
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symbol
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a person, place, or thing that represents something else.
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synecdoche
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a type of figurative language in which the part stands for the whole.
Plastic for a credit card |
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syntax
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arrangement of words in sentences to convey tone, purpose, or effect.
By form: simple, compound complex. By use: declarative, imperative, interrogative, exclamatory. By mode: expository, argumentative, interpretive, narrative. |
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syllogism
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formal argument of deductive reasoning.
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tercet
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three lines of poetry which usually rhyme.
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terza rima
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an interlocking three line stanza with the rhyme scheme aba bcb cdc ded etc.
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theme
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underlying meaning of a work.
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thesis
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sentence (or group of sentences) that directly expresses the author's opinion, purpose, meaning or proposition in expository writing.
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tone
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author's attitude toward the subject; shifts in tone are often indicated by one or more of the following: key words (esp conjunctions), punctuation (especially dashes and semicolons), stanza and paragraph division, changes in line and/or stanza length, sharp contrasts in diction.
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tragedy
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a play in which the protagonist comes to an unhappy end.
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Transcendentalism
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19th century movement in the Romantic tradition which believes that humans can arise above materialism to a higher happiness through simplicity and communication with nature.
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transition
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a word or phrase which links ideas, signaling a shift from one idea to another.
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trochee
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a metrical foot composed of one accented syllable followed by an unaccented syllable.
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understatement
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ironic minimalizing of fact (see litotes) (contrast with hyperbole).
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verbal
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a verb form used as a noun, adjective, or adverb..
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villanelle
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a poetic form consisting of five three lined stanzas followed by a quatrain with the rhyme scheme aba aba aba aba aba abaa, lines 1 and 3 repeating alternately as refrains.
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wit
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cleverness and keen perception.
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zeugma
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use of a verb that has two different meanings with objects that compliment both meanings.
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She lowered her glasses, her eyes, and her hopes.
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