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| poetry | literature that is in the form of lines and stanzas and expresses emotion |
| verse | a group of lines that form a unit in poetry |
| stanza | a group of lines that form a unit in poetry |
| meter | a measure of a line in poetry |
| rhyme | when two or more words sound familiar |
| end rhyme | when the rhyme comes at the end of the lines |
| internal rhyme | when the rhyme comes in the middle of the lines |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhyme |
| couplet | 2 lines that rhyme |
| triplet | 3 lines that rhyme |
| quatrain | 4 lines that rhyme |
| tone | the author's attitude toward his/her subject in the piece of literature |
| mood | what the author wants you to feel by reading his/her work |
| subjective | based on an opinion or emotion |
| objective | based on a certain list of criteria or facts |
| denotation | the dictionary definition of a word |
| connotation | the assumed definition of a word |
| figurative language | a colorful technique that expresses description |
| symbol | something that stands for something else |
| imagery | a mental picture you are supposed to see, hear, smell, feel, or taste when you read |
| parody | a comical imitation of a serious work of literature |
| simile | a comparison of totally different things, using the words "like" or "as"--it means the two things are similar |
| metaphor | a comparison of totally different things, saying that the one thing IS the other |
| personification | a technique where an inhuman or inanimate object is given human characteristics |
| hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration for effect |
| paradox | when you use opposites to make a point |
| oxymoron | when you use opposites to make a point |
| pun | a play on words |
| cliche | a saying that becomes so famous that it becomes a part of the language |
| alliteration | a poetic device that uses the same initial sounds of words for effect |
| onomatopoeia | sound words. They are spelled the way they sound |
| narrative poetry | a poem that tells a story |
| ballad | a narrative poem that tells of ordinary people and their unusual adventures |
| lyric | a poem that is meant to be put to music. It expresses human emotion and experiences. |
| sonnet | a 14-line poem with a strict rhyme scheme--a,b,a,b,c,d,c,d,e,f,e,f,g,g |
| haiku | Japanese poetry that consists of 3 lines and 17 syllables (5,7,5). It's normally about nature |
| limerick | a 5-line poem that has an a,a,b,b,a rhyme scheme (usually humorous) |
| free verse | poetry that depends greatly on its unusual form |
| acrostics | a poem in which every first letter of every line forms a word(s) when read vertically |
| epic | a poem that tells of heroes and their great deeds |
| setting | time, place, situation |
| plot | the sequence of events |
| climax | the turning point--the point of most tension |
| theme | the author's statement about life in general |
| soliloquy | a speech a character makes to the audience, sharing his/her inner thoughts and feelings |
| aside | words spoken by the character, usually in an undertone, so other characters cannot hear |
| scene | all the action that takes place in one setting |
| act | a group of scenes pulled together to make a complete unit |
