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definition of poetry
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imaginative writing in which language, imgaes, sound, and ryhtm combine to crete a special emotional effect
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characteristics of poetry
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- usually aranged in lines
- many have a regular rythm - some have rhyme |
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definition of Prosody
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stufy of verse, metors, rhymes, and general information about *style
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defintion of versification
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form and stucture of limes and stanzas
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3 types of poetry
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Narrative, Dramtic, Lyric
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types of Narrative
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Epic, Ballad
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Epic (TYPE OF NAARATIVE)
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long, narrative.
events which center around a national hero |
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Ballad (TYPE OF NARRATIVE)
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-simple narative-sung in understamdable language for common man-folk ballad-anonymous author- roal tradition-repeated refrain- elements of sadness
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Dramatic
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Drama in verse form
rhyme, rhythm or metre as the plot unfolds. iambic pentamater |
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lyric
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immagination, melody, and emotion
shorter originally accompanted by lyre |
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defintion of elegy
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involves poets thoughts about death .
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defintion of ode
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expresses praise. many variations no length, ryhme
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defintion of sonnet
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lyric poem with a single thought or emotion expressed:
fixed 14 lines |
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rhyme scheme of a sonnet
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ABAB CDCD EF Ef GG
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defintion of a verse
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poetry that has irregular rhythms and line lengths. Usually not rhyme and reflects rhythms of everday speech.
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defintion of blank verse
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end words of the lines do NOT rhyme. However, each line of the stanza is in the same metre. Usually written in iambic pentameter
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definintion Run on Line
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a line in which the meaning continues beyond the line
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defintion of repetition
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the repeated use of sounds, words, phrases or lines. Stresses important items and helps unify
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definitione of refrain
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in some songs and poems a line or group of lines repeated at regular intervals.
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defintion of concrete language
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specific words that appeal to the 5 senses and are used to create images.
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charteristics of a cuplet
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2 lines
generally rhymes. often has the same length and rhythm. expresses a single, complete thought. |
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TRiplet
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3 lines
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Quatrain
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four lines
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defintion of a stanza
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group of lines forming a unit in a poem. are sepertated by a space, of representing units of meaning
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Figures of language or speech
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imaginative language used for decriptive effect and not maeant to be taken as a literal truth.
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personification
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an animal, object, or idea is given the characteristics of a humans being.
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