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12 Cards in this Set
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the speaker's attitude toward his/her audience and/or subject matter
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tone
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strong contrast between expection and reality; what happens is the opposite of what's expected
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irony
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a poem that tells a story
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narrative
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a poem that expresses deep emotion or observations
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lyric
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narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually a refrain that repeats.
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ballad
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a poem composed as a lament for a deceased person
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elegy
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extended narrative poem in elevated language, celebrating the feats of a legendary hero
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epic poem
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japanese lyric verse having 3 unrhymed lines of 5,7,and 5 syllables; usually deals with nature or seasons
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haiku
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lyric poem; long, meditative, formal and usually focused on celebrating something.
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ode
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14 line poem in iambic pentameter with conventional rhyme scheme
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sonnet
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a division of poetry, often named for the number of lines it contains, usually characterized by a common pattern of meter, rhyme, and number of lines
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stanza
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2 successive rhyming lines, usually having the same meter and forming a complete thought
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couplet
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