literary arts

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maiden

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A girl or young woman,especially an unmarried one

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seraphs

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angels

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to covet

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to envy

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highborn

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born in the upper class

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kinsmen

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make family members

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bore

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past tense of bear;to carry and move something to a place

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sephulchre

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tomb or grave

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wise

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having or showing the ability to make good judgements based on a great experience of life

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to dissever

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divide or separate

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soul

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spirit

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to beam

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to send out rays of lights

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poetry

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Type of literature based on the interplay of words and rhythm,it often employs rhyme and meter

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Narrative

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It is the kind of poetry that tells a story,the valad can also be included into narrative poetry because it contains a story

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Tale in verse

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Narrative written in verse that relates to real or imaginary events in simple, straight forward language ,from a wide range of subjects,characters,life experiences and emotional situations

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Epic poem

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The hero of the epic poem is a special man endowed with physical strength,leadership,who respects a nation or race and performs super human actions.

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The medieval romance

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Was a tale in verse dealing with chivalry and love

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Dramatic

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The word drama emplys one or more characters and action.
(Involving the reader in an experience or situation creating tension,expectation conflict)
William Shakespeare
Edgar Allan Poe

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Lyrical

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Is a non-narrative poem featuring a single speaker whose purpose is to share a state of mind,a mood or attitude to his readers.
(reflects feelings, associated with music) the term lyrical is still used to indicate a song accompanied by a musical instrument.

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Oldest Epic poems

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Epic of gilgamesh
The vedas
The Mahabharata
Bards

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Assonance

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Is the repetition of the vowel sound across words within the lines of the poem creating internal rhymes

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Alliteration

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Is the repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of multiple words in series.

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metaphor

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When a writer compares one thing to another

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simile

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Is a common poetic device.The subject of the poem is described by comparing it to another object or subject,using “as” or ”like”

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personification

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Poetic device were animals,plants or even inanimate objects are given human qualities resulting on a poem full of imagery and description

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onomatopeia

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Is the formation of a word that describes a sound

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repetition

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Repetition either of a word or a phrase is used in poetry for emphasis

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imagery

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Is the author’s use of description and vivid language,deepening the readers understanding of the work, by appealing of the senses

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visual imagery

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Allows the reader to visualize the subject,objects or events in the poem

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Auditory imagery

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refers to sounds and reminds the reader of common or specific sounds

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Kinaesthetic imagery

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Related to movement and reminds the reader of body movement or positions that are familiar or imagined such as the feeling of flying

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Olfatory imagery

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description of smells

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Gustatory imagery

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description of tastes respectively

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Tactile imagery

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texture and feeling