Pocket Anthology 22-27

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allegory

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a narrative that exists on at least two levels simultaneously, a concrete literal level and a second level of abstract meaning;
a consistent sequence of parallels exists between the literal and the abstract

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symbol

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concrete thing or any action in a poem that implies a meaning beyond its literal sense

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traditional symbols

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symbols that hold roughly the same meanings for members of a given society

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private symbol

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one that has acquired certain meanings from a single poet's repeated use of it

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incidental symbols

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things that are not usually considered symbolic but may be in a particular poem, or symbolic acts, a situation or response that seems of greater than literal import

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tone

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the speaker's implied attitude toward the words he or she says

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irony

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element of tone by which a poet may imply an attitude that is in fact contrary to what his words appear to say

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sarcasm

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the wounding tone of voice we use to imply exactly the opposite of what we say

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verbal irony

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the conscious manipulation of tone by which the poet's actual attitude is the opposite of what he says

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verse satire

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poetry that exists primarily to mock or ridicule, although often with serious intent

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epigram

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form of a short satirical piece

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situational irony

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occurs when the setting of the poem contains a built-in incongruity

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dramatic irony

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occurs when the persona of a poem is less aware of the full import of his or her words than is the reader