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couplet

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two rhyming lines of iambic pentameter that presents a single idea or connection

ex shakespeare “so long as men can breathe or eyes can see/So long lives this and this gives life to thee”

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consonance

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rep of a sequence of two or come consonance

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dactylic

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a metrical foot in poetry that consists of two stressed syllables followed by one unstressed syllable

everywhere, everywhere, christmas tonight
christmas in lands of the fit-tree and pines

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denotation

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dictionay meaning

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dialect

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language to a specific region/group of people

yall

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diction

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specific word choice an author uses to persuiade or convey tone, purpose, or effect

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dramatic monologue

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monologue set in a specific situation and spoken to an imaginary audience

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elegy

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poetic lament upon death of a person

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enjambment

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continuation of a sentance from one line or couplet of a poem to the next

oh may i join the choir invisible
of these immortal dead who live again
in minds made better by their presence; live
in pulses stirred to generosity

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epic

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poem that celebrates in a continuous narrative the achievements of mighty heroes and heroines, often concerned with the founding of a nation or developing of a culture

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exposition

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the part of the structure that sets the scene, introduces and identifies characters, and establishes the situation at the beginning of a story or play

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extended metaphor

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a detailed and complex metaphor that extends over a long period of a work, also known as CONCEIT

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FABLE

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legend/short moral story that uses animals as characters

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falling action

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the part or plot structure in which the complications of the rising action are untangled, also known as DENOUEMENT

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farce

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play or scene in play or book that is characterized by broad humor - slapstick/ physical humor

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flashback

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retrospection, looking back

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foreshadowing

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to hint at or to present an indication of the future beforehand

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formal diction

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language that is lofty, dignified, and impersonal, often used in narrative epic poetry

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free verse

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poetry that is characterized by varying line lengths, lack of trad meter and nonrhyming lines

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genre

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a type or class of literature such as epic or narrative or poetry

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Hyperbole

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Overstatement using exaggerated language

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Iambic

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Metrical foot in poetry that consists in poetry of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
-/-/-/-/-/
Shall I compare thee to a summers day?
How art more lovely and more temperate.

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Idyll

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Short Poem describing a country or pastoral scene, praising peace and rustic life

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Imagery

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Any sensory details created using figurative language

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Informal diction
Language that is not as lofty or impersonal as formal diction similar to every day speech
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In medias res
"in the midst of things" refers to opening a story in the middle of a action necessitating feeling and past details by exposition a flashback
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Irony
A situation or statement characterized by significant difference between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant
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Jargon
Specialize or technical language of the trade, profession, or similar group