| Definition of Word | Literary term |
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| verse (in poetry) that does not follow traditional pattern or structure. | |
| literary technique in which words are used that suggest a completely opposite idea to the idea at hand. | |
| emphasis by enunciation of a word or syllable | |
| A word or word grouping whose letters can be rearanged to form other words or phrases | |
| the central topic of an essay or piece of literature. | |
| A poem, which is usually witty, in which the 1st, 2nd, and 5th lines rhyme, while the more concise 3rd and 4th lines rhyme. | |
| The usage of speech and words as chosen by the author of a piece of literature. | |
| strays from traditional styles of poetry writing and structure. | |
| a concise poem, based upon two rhymes, that consists normally of 5 tercets and a conclusive quatrain. | |
| Poem formed by the creative melding of media samples such as newspapers or magazines. | |
| A self contradictory statement | |
| Consecutive similarities of vowel sounds | |
| A stanza made up of 3 lines | |
| Word used to describe a line, stanza, or even an entire poem | |
| Informal conversation in literature | |
| something which represents something else | |
| A word used to refer to something that makes sound..(woof! argh!!) | |
| Reveals the characteristics of the author through the way the lauguage usage in the writing. | |
| something concrete that represents something spiritual or even philosophical. | |
| The gramatical form of a sentence. | |
| a flimsy statement that does not begin to describe the true magnitude of the statement topic | |
| | Definition of Word | Literary term |
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| Poem that incorporates the use of graphics | |
| A 14 line poem, with one central idea. | |
| A poem that has the versatility of being sung | |
| a group of four lines in a poem | |
| set of 3 rhyming lines | |
| a word in a song | |
| poem containing 6 line stanzas and a concluding envoy. The same six words are repeated in each stanza. | |
| emphasis of a syllable within a word. | |
| The person telling the story. (main character in first person) | |
| first person, third person, etc. | |
| A representation of something | |
| an idea or visual representation of something | |
| A category (mystery, comedy, etc) | |
| comparison of 2 unlike things for effect | |
| An overused idea or phrase | |
| elaborate entheusiastic poem (meant to be sung) | |
| play on words implying two meanings for humourous effect | |
| pair of rhyming lines in a poem | |
| An imaginative comparison used to represent something else | |
| Similar sounding words at the ends of lines in a poem | |
| a casual reference | |
| | Definition of Word | Literary term |
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| The act of bringing to life normal objects or concepts in a poem, as if they were alive. | |
| extension of the obvious definition of a word | |
| an arrangement of usually at least 4 lines with a certain structure | |
| last 6 lines of an Italian sonnet | |
| horrible or harsh sound | |
| an exaggerated statement | |
| group of 8 lines in a poem (usually starts an Italian sonnet) | |
| a dramatic pause in a poem | |
| regular controlled arangement of words (also the basic unit of measurement in the metric system) | |
| Consecutive similar consonant sounds | |
| at least two sylables, one of which is stressed | |
| poetry that attempts instruction | |
| type of poetry with a set structure | |
| comic verse | |
| a saying that means something other than its literal meanig | |
| mournful poem | |
| pleasing, flowing sound | |
| continuation of thought from line to line, and perhaps stanza to stanza without a break. | |
| Concise, witty poem | |
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