Poetry Unit Vocabulary

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Connotation

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suggested meaning of a word

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Origin of Connotation

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Latin; connotare - to note

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Denotation

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literal meaning of a word

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origin of denotation

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latin; denotare - to note

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Imagery

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language that evokes an image or paints a picture

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origin of imagery

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old french; imager - to make an image

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metaphor

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direct comparison of two things, by which the qualities of one thing are substituted for the other

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origin of metaphor

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greek; metapherein - to transfer

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personification

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giving human qualities to a non-human thing, akin to anthropomorphism

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origin of personification

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french; personne - person

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metonymy

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word, which is closely related to what one implies

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origin on metonymy

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greek; metonumia - "change of name"

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symbol

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something concrete that represents something abstract

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origin of symbol

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greek; symballein - to throw together

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allegory

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a story in which the characters are symbols

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origin of allegory

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greek; allegorein - to speak figuratively

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paradox

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is a statement or situation containing apparently contradictory or incompatible elements that are ultimately true in themselves

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origin of paradox

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greek; paradoxos - contrary to expectation

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overstatement

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making something appear better or more important than it really is

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origin of overstatement

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unknown

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understatement

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making something appear less serious than it really is

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origin of understatement

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unknown

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irony

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difference between the way something appears and what is actually true (sarcasm, understating, exaggerating)

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origin of irony

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greek; eiron - dissembler

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allusion

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brief and indirect reference to a person, place, or thing

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origin of allusion

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latin; alludere - to play with

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tone

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the mood of poetry

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origin of tone

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greek; tonos - act of stretching

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meter

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number of syllables per verse of poetry

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origin of meter

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latin; metrum - measure

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rhyme scheme

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words that sound alike

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origin of rhyme

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middle english; rime - rhyme