Poetry 2510 : Terms - Set 2

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rhyme

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two words that sound alike

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slant rhyme

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two words that sort of sound alike or are pronounced differently to sound alike

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sight rhyme

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two words that look like they sound a like, but do not when correctly pronounced

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rhyme scheme

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pattern of end rhymes in a poem

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alliteration

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repetition of initial syllable/sound in a sequence of words. ("[...]nodding, nearly napping[...]")

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assonance

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repetition of vowel sounds in a sequence of words with different endings

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scanning/scansion

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process of analyzing a poem to show its meter line by line.

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rhythm

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modulation of stressed and unstressed elements in the flow of speech

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meter

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(more/less) regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.

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end-stopped

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is a feature in poetry in which the syntactic unit (phrase, clause, or sentence) corresponds in length to the line

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enjambment

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running over from one line of poetry to the next with out stop.

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theme

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statement a poem makes about its subject (what a poem is about, more or less)

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tone

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the "attitude" of the poem, verse, or line.

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speaker

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person (not necessarily the author) who is the voice of the poem

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persona

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voice/character representing the speaker in a literary work

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voice

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writer's individual writing style;
tone + irony

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denotative lanuage

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language that uses the precise meaning of (a) word(s)

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connotative

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using words differently than what they mean

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syntax

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way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and senetences

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dominate meter

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meter that is most common (by foot) in a line/verse.

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scansion

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process of analyzing a verse in a poem to shows its meter line by line

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enjambment

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line that is not end stopped, but continues to the next line

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lyric

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poem in which the speaker expresses intense personal emotion rather than describing a narrative or dramatic situation

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internal structure

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what the poet is doing

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narrative structure

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telling of a tale in linear fashion (doesn't jump around, chronical order)

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dramatic structure

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series of scenes, as in a play

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discurssive structure

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gets the reader to think in a certain way; presents an argument

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imitative structure

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in imitation of another poem or literary work.

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meditative / reflective structure

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investigation of a thing or an event; pondering

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descriptive structure

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very detailed structure

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figurative language

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using words to mean something other than the literal, the meaning can be obscure

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metaphor

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implicit comparison of two unlike things. Usually one thing is represented as the other

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conceit

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a principal subject with several subsidiary subjects or comparisons, a metaphor that is continued to be described

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simile

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explicit comparison that directly compares two unlike objects

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analogy

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comparisons based on resemblances of two otherwise unlike things

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allegory

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similar to a metaphor but includes an entire work or large portion of a work

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synecdoche

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a part of an object that substitutes for that object (new set of "wheels")

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metonymy

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substitution of an object by a related object (using White House in place of Executive Branch)

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symbol

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something exists in and of itself, that is concrete but stands for something else. However, its qualities may or may not represent what it is a symbol for. (For instance, the Cross)

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tenor

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idea, thing, feeling, ect. a poet is trying to convey

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vehicle

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method in which a poet transmits an idea, thing, feeling, ect.