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11th Grade
01/23/2011

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sonnet
Definition
14 line poem written in iambic pentameter
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iambic pemtameter
Definition
10 syllables: evens stressed
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epic
Definition
long narrative poem, originally handed down orally, dealing with heros, worldwide settings, involves supernatural
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lyric
Definition
expresses some basic emotion or state of mind
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ballad
Definition
story songs passed down orally
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couplet
Definition
pair of rhyming lines
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quatrain
Definition
4 line stanza in poem
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imagery
Definition
ability to create pictures through words
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irony
Definition
what you expect to happen doesn't
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symbol
Definition
concrete object that stands for a complex idea
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simile
Definition
comparison of 2 unlike objects using like or as
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metaphor
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comparing two unlike object without like or as
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hyperbole
Definition
deliberate exaggeration to make a point
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kenning
Definition
phrase in place of a name; nickname
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alliteration
Definition
repetition of a consonant sound in a line of poetry
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theme
Definition
universal lesson that the reader learns
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climax
Definition
highest point of action in a story
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allusion
Definition
reference to an early classical work which the author into his story
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turning point
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place where the plot changes
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foreshadowing
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hints of things to come
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plot
Definition
ordered events of the story
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onomatopoeia
Definition
words sounding like the sound
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