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What is prose?

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Sentences or paragraphs.

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What is verse?

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Poetry; definite line endings and beginnings, may or may not have rhyme or rhythm

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What is a simile?

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Comparison of 2 unlike things using ‘‘like’’ or ‘‘as’’

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What is a metaphor?

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Comparison of 2 unlike things without using ‘‘like’’ or ‘‘as’’

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What is personification?

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Giving non-human things human-like characteristics

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What is an oxymoron?

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Words or a phrase which contradict (ex. jumbo shrimp)

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What is a paradox?

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A sentence or statement that contradicts (the giants were small)

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What is an allusion?

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An indirect reference to a famous person, object, event, place, etc

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What is an apostrophe?

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Directly addressing someone or something in a line of poetry

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What is a pun?

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A play on words wtih 3 possible forms:
1. a word with 2 different meanings
2. similarity of meaning in 2 homonyms (words with the same spelling or pronounciation but different things)
3. homonyms

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What is metonymy?

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One thing is a direct substitute for another (ex. chics=girls)

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What is synecdoche?

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A part represents a whole (ex. all hands on deck)

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What is a freeverse?

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A poem with no rhyme or rhyme

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What is a blankverse?

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2 or more lines of iambic pentameter that don’t rhyme (each Shakespearean play is written predominantly in blank verse)

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What is Iambic Pattern?

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2 syllables; first not stressed and the second stressed (emphasized)

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What is an Iambic Foot?

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Unit of measure: 2 syllables

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What is a Pentameter?

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5 feet/segments (10 syllables)

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What is a hyperbole?

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An extreme exaggeration

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Words express sound

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What is symbolism?

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Something represents something else

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What is denotation?

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LIteral/dictionary meaning of a word

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What is connotation?

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Implied meaning of a word (ex. home vs. house)

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What is juxtaposition?

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Placing of 2 or more words side-by-side in a line of poetry which are unrelated (ex. macaroni and gym shoes)

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What is alliteration?

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Repetition of the same consonant or vowel sound at the start of words

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What is assonance?

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Repetition of similar vowel sounds in a line of poetry

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What is consonance?

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Repetition of similar consonant sounds in a line of poetry

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What are litotes?

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Negative is stated; positive is meant (ex. she is not a bad singer)

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What is cacophony?

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Poem has harsh, discordant sounds (starts with t,r,d,etc)

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What is euphony?

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Poem has smooth, pleasant sounds (starts with s, j, m, etc)

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What is imagery?

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Figurative language using the five senses to create metaphors, similes, personification, vivid descriptions to make mental pictures

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What is repetition?

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Repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzas for rhyme, rhythm, emphasis, continuity

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What is a refrain?

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lines of poetry that are repeated at intervals with the poem (ex. chorus in a song)

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What is a stanza?

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Group of lines separated by a line space for different ideas, rhyme, rhythm, or emphasis

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What are the main types of stanzas?

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couplet: 2 lines
rhyming couplet: 2 lines with end rhyme
tercet: 3 lines
quatrain: 4 lines
cinquin: 5 lines
sestet: 6 lines
octave: 8 lines

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What is satire?

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Any work which ridicules people, ideas, or institutions to make a point for reform

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What is parody?

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Any work which humorously ridicules a particular style or literary composition through imitation purely for entertainment

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What is a rhyme?

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Similar sounds in words positioned closely. There are 8+ types

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What is beginning rhyme?

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Rhyme occurs at the start of 2 or more lines. (gladly we sing/madly we rove)

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What is internal rhyme?

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Rhyme occurs within a single line. (the health and wealth of a nation)

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What is end rhyme?

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Rhyme occurs at the end of 2 or more lines

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What is masculine rhyme?

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The rhyme consists of a single syllable (the mAN rAN up the stairs)

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What is feminine rhyme?

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2 syllables rhyme (slEEP-ING, crEEP-ING)

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What is triple rhyme?

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3 syllables rhyme

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What is eye/sight rhyme?

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Words appear to rhyme based on sight but don’t sound the same (creak/break)

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What is slant/imperfect rhyme?

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Words in which the final consonants are the same but preceding vowels differ (bought/fight)

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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An alphabetical labelling system used to describe the rhyming pattern in a poem

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What is figurative language?

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Use of figures of speech like metaphor, simile, personification, etc

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What is a persona?

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Character who narrates the poem who isn’t the author

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What is rhythm?

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A recurrent beat or stress of the line

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What is mood?

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Feeling the readers get from reading the work

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What is tone?

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Writer’s attitude towards the subject and audience, doesn’t equal mood; diffficult to determine. Readers should study the storyteller’s voice and intent.

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What is the narrative poetry class?

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Has characters, settings, plots, and tells about people involved in a sequence of important events. Uses simple, direct rhythmical language with a strong emphasis on plot. Most common narrative poems are ballads and epics.

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What are ballads?

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Form of verse, adapted for singing or recitation that presents a story. Has two main types.

54
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What are popular/traditional/folk ballads?

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  • belongs to early periods
  • usually several variations
  • usually anonymous, passed down generations
  • strong rhythm
  • usually repetition
  • usually sung
  • simple rhyme scheme
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What are literary/art/modern ballads?

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  • author name given
  • composed by a poet
  • highly polished, artistic, detailed
  • literary devices carefully chosen
  • not much repetition
  • not composed to be sung
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What is an epic?

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Long, serious, narrative poem recounting the deeds of heroic figures from legends or history, written in an elevated or sophisticated style, often features supernatural forces

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What is the lyrical poetry class?

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Most popular class, poet expresses their desires, feelings, emotions, or ideals. Has two main types

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What is short lyrical poetry?

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Includes formula poetry (haiku, tanka, cinquin, diamante, the limerick) and is nonsensical or humorous

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What are two examples of short lyrical poetry?

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The epigram- brief, witty statement in 2-4 lines

The epitaph- 2-4 line poetic inscription on a tombstone

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What is longer lyrical poetry?

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3-8 stanzas

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What are three examples of longer lyrical poetry?

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The elegy- dignified poem expressing sorrow or praise for the dead

The ode- entire poem often addressed to some person, creature, or object; has a serious subject and dignified style

The sonnet- 14 lines, written in iambic pentametre, has a complicated rhyme scheme

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What are the two examples of sonnets?

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Shakespearean/English sonnet- rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG (3 quatrains and a rhyming couplet)

Petrarchan/Italian sonnet- rhyme scheme ABBA ABBA CDE CDE in some variation (one octave of ABBA ABBA and a sestete of CDE CDE)

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What is the dramatic poetry class?

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Intended to be read aloud or performed in front of an audience, usually revealed through monologue (one person speaking to the audience) or dialogue (2 or more people speaking)

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What is the social commentary class?

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Comments on society’s social habits, customs, attitudes, and problems in order to promote much needed changes in the individual or society

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