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7815923170Allegorywhole text with pieces of it becoming symbols - obvious/figurative (ex: characters, events, settings = abstract quality)0
7815923171AlliterationRepetition of constant sounds at the beginnings of words1
7815923172AllusionIndirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work2
7815926540Anaphorarepetition of word or words at the beginning of successive lines, clauses, or sentences3
7815926541Apostrophespeaker addresses inanimate or absent party4
7815932331Assonancerepetition of vowel sounds within words5
7815936015Ballad (and literary ballad)a :a narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing a ballad about King Arthur6
7815936016Blank Versepoetic, unrhymed lines of an iambic pentameter (pairs of syllables)7
7815938266Cacophony:harsh or jarring sound :dissonance 2; specifically :harshness in the sound of words or phrases8
7815938267Conceit (as form of extended metaphor)an elaborate or strained metaphor9
7815943724Consonancerepetition of consent sounds within an at the ends of words10
7815946961Connotationemotional réponse evoked by a word in contrast to its denotation (literal meaning)11
7815946962Detonationa direct specific meaning as distinct from an implied or associated idea12
7815959855Diction (and related terms: poetic, formal, middle, informal, dialect, jargon, colloquial)writers or speakers choice of words, vocab and syntax (arrangement of words)13
7815962187Didactic poetrycontain a clear moral or message or purpose to convey to its readers14
7815962188Dramatic monologuea poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person, in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character while describing a particular situation or series of events.15
7815965709ElegyPoem written in tribute to a person, usually someone who died recently (tone: formal, dignified)16
7815965710Enjambentthe running over of a sentence from one verse or couplet into another so that closely related words fall in different lines17
7815965711EpithetBrief descriptive phrase that points out traits associated with a particular person or thing18
7815968554Euphonypleasing or sweet sound19
7815968555Explicate (and be able to do this)to develop the implications of :analyze logically20
7815975452Figurative Language (figures of speech, as noted throughout)language that communicates ideas beyond the literal meaning of words21
7815979770Foot (and types of feet)combination of stressed and unstressed syllables22
7815979771Formarrangement of words23
7815982746Conventional (fixed or closed) Formpoems that follow patterns of lines, meter, rhymes, and stanzas24
7815987841Organic (irregular or open) Formdoesn't follow pattern25
7815990296Free Versepoetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.26
7815990297Hyperbolefigure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis for humorous effect27
7815992589Imagerydescriptive words and phrases a writer uses to recreate a sensory experience. Appealing to 5 senses.28
7815994727Verbal Ironysomeone states one thing and means another29
7815997751Situational Ironywhat's expected to happen and what actually happens30
7815997752Dramatic Ironyreaders know more than characters do31
7816000339Litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")32
7816000340Lyric PoemWhen a poet writes an emotional, rhyming poem, she can call it a lyric poem.33
7816007843Metaphor (including ALL variants described in Bedford)a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them34
7816013078Meters*35
7816018236Metonymya figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated (such as "crown" in "lands belonging to the crown")36
7816020998Monodyan ode sung by one voice (as in a Greek tragedy)37
7816020999Moodfeeling or atmosphere the writer creates of the reader using connotation, imagery, figurative language, sound, and rhythm, descriptive details38
7816021000Narrative Poempoem that tells a story using elements of character, setting, and plot to develop a theme39
7816023819Onomatopoeia"name making" using words that imitate sounds40
7816023820Oxymorona combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness)41
7816023821Parallelismuse of similar grammatical constructors to express ideas that are related or equal in importance42
7816026915Paradox:a self-contradictory statement that at first seems true43
7816026916Personaa character assumed by an author in a written work44
7816026917Personificationfigure of speech in which an object, animal, or idea is given human characteristics45
7816029764Protest Poetryobjection, complaint or revolt46
7816029765Punthe usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word similar in sound47
7816033336Repetitionrepeated use of words or form48
7816038372Rhyme (ALL related types; Bedford p. 927)similar or identical sounds at the end of words49
7816038373Internal Rhymeoccurs within a single line50
7816040690End Rhymecomes at the end of a line51
7816040691Masculine RhymeMasculine rhyme occurs when the rhyme is on the final syllable of the two rhyming words. In one syllable words, masculine rhyme is easy to identify. For example, book and cook are only one syllable, and the repetition is the vowel sound ending with the k sound.52
7816041000Feminine Rhymea rhyme between stressed syllables followed by one or more unstressed syllables (e.g., stocking / shocking, glamorous / amorous .).53
7816044123Exact RhymeExact rhyme is the repetition of the same stressed vowel sound as well as any consonant sounds that follow the vowel. For example, look at the word pair 'now' and 'cow'54
7816049154Near (off, slant, eye, approximate) Rhymerhyme that is not exact, but approximate55
7816049155Satirea. literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn b. trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly56
7816053835Scansion (and be able to demonstrate this)the analysis of verse to show its meter57
7816061034Sound Devicesassonance and the repetition of consonant sounds in consonance and alliteration.58
7816061035Stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme59
7816065162Symbol (and types: conventional versus contextual)Conventional - widely recognized signs or sign systems that signify a concept or idea that all members of a group understand based on a common cultural understanding Contextual - defined by a situation or the signs surrounding it.60
7816065163Synecdochea figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole (such as fifty sail for fifty ships), the whole for a part (such as society for high society), the species for the genus (such as cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species (such as a creature for a man), or the name of the material for the thing made (such as boards for stage)61

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