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Free verse |
poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme |
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Hyperbole |
incredible exaggeration or overstatement for effect |
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Inversion |
the reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase |
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Irony |
Words’ intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. |
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Verbal irony |
occurs when someone says one thing but really means something else; often considered sarcasm and satire |
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Situational irony |
takes place when there is a discrepancy between what is expected to happen, or what would be appropriate to happen, and what really does happen |
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Dramatic irony |
a character in a play or story thinks one thing is true, but the audience knows better |
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Juxtaposition |
poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another creating an effect of surprise and wit |
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Local color |
tends to place special emphasis on a particular setting, including its customs, clothing, dialect, and landscape. |
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Lyric poem |
a poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of the speaker |
