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29 Cards in this Set
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mock epic
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makes fun of a trivial subject using elements of a classical epic
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national/folk epic
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expresseses legends, traditions and religious beliefs of a culture (song of Roland-France)
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literary/book epic
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an epic created by one author using elements of an epic. (ex.divine comedy-Dante)
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epic
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a long narrative poem about the deeds of a national hero (ex.Iliad-trojan war)
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ballad
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a story told in song, predates folk songs, written in quatrain form, uses simple language, handed down through generations. (ex greensleeves)
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Lyric poem
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a subjective poem where the poet expresses his/her opinion on the subject
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song
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a poem that is sung that usually rhymes
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elegy
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poem that deals with death, a lament, a tribute to the memory of someone or something.
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ode
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poems in praise of someone/something, exalted and enthusiastic in tone
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sonnet
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a 14 line poem written in iambic pentameter. in Shakespearean rhyme scheme (abab cdcd efef gg)
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descriptive poem
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an objective poem that is an impersonal word painting. Things are depicted, not commented on.
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satirical
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a poem that ridicules a vice/bad habit
- makes fun of a person or institution the poet holds in contempt. (ex. rape of the lock by pope, makes fun of fashion and society) |
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pastoral
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it depicts country and nature scenes, landscapes and usually deals with nymphs and shepherds. (ex. passionate shepherd to his love by Marlow)
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dramatic monologue
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a long poem in monologue form that reveals the identity of the listener and the speaker (ex. my last success by Robert Browning) characters are always created by the poet, it is never the poet who is speaking.
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analogy
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explanation of one thing by comparing point by point to something else (ex. life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get.)
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allegory
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a poem where it is understood that characters and events symbolize people and events (ex. lion, witch and the wardrobe+animal farm)
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dramatic poem
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a poem that is performed, play written in lines of poetry, includes tragedies and comedies (ex. the raven by Edgar allan Poe)
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blank verse
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lines using iambic pentameter iambic-every other syllable is stressed to mimic human speech. pentameter-5 groups of 2 syllables in each line. no rhyme! (ex. mac Beth has many speeches in that play written in blank verse.)
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free verse
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a poem with no consistency in meter, line length, stanza form or rhyme scheme
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couplet
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stanza of 2 lines (usually a rhyming couplet)
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apostrophe
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directly addressing an inanimate object as if it were there. (love, time)
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oxymoron
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2 contradictory ideas used to express 1 meaning. (ex.pretty ugly, cold fire, jumbo shrimp)
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allusion
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reference to a figure, object, event out of history, bible, myths or literature. (ex. his nose was growing like Pinocchio's)
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verbal irony
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when the opposite meaning from the literal meaning is expressed. (ex. clear as mud, their house is as quiet as an after hours club.)
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personification
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giving human characteristics to inanimate objects (ex. the sun glared down at me from the sky)
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euphemism
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using pleasant words to describe unpleasant events (ex. passed away)
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rhetorical question
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"Are you kidding me?"
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paradox
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2 contradictory ideas with 1 meaning. a statement which appears contradictory, bit underlines a basis truth. (ex. nobody goes to that restaurant because it is too crowded.)
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situational irony
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the opposite happens to what is expected (ex. a fire station burns down)
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