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| allegory | form of literature in which the words tell of one thing in such a way as to suggest another. |
| Alliterarion | figure of speech consisting of a repetition of the same beginningsound in a group o words. |
| Analogy | a comparison between two things which resemble each other in some way. |
| Anapaestic | a foot consisting of two unaccented syllable followed by one accented |
| Aphorism | concise statement of a principle of doctrine. |
| Apostrophe | figure of speech in which the writer or speaker addresses some absent person as if he were present, or some inanimate object as though it were alive. |
| Assonance | a repetition of the same vowel sound at the end of lines even though the consonants may be different. |
| Bard | one who composes and sings |
| Blank Verse | unrhymed verse especially unrhymed iambic pentameter, the most common form of English blank verse. |
| Climax | point of greatest interest, usually led up to by a series of ideas or events of gradually increasing importance. |
| Couplet | two consecutive rhyming lines, usually of equal syllabic length. |
| Dactylic-foot consisting of one accented syllabe followed by two unaccented.Dramatic Monologue | Dactylic-foot consisting of one accented syllabe followed by two unaccented. |
| Elegy | speech delivered by one person |
| Elegy | sad poem usually written as an expression of grief over someone. |
| Epic | a long narrative poem recounting a struggle between great forces and centering about a real or legendary hero of national or otherwise widely recognized fame. |
| Epigram | a short saying in prose or versel, treating of only one thing, and in witty languatge. |
| Epitaph | a statement in memory of a dead person. |
| figure of speech | an expression which is not intended to have meaning |
| folk ballad | a song that tells a story in verse form., |
| foot | in poetry a division of a line, consisting of a group of syllables, one of which is accented more strongly than the others. |
| hyperbole | figure of speech consisting of exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis and without intention of deception. |
| Iambic | foot consisting of one unaccented syllable followed by one accented. |
| image | mental picture createxd by use of words. |
| irony | method of expression in which the ordinary meaning of the words is the opposite of the thoughy in the speaker's mind. |
| legend | story associated with some period in the history of a people or nation, often containing an element of fact but sometimes wholly untrue. |
| metaphor | figure of speech which impliess rather than states a comparison. |
| meter | rhyuthmical pattern of a line of poetry, expressed in terms of the most commonnly used type of foot and the numver of poetic feet in the line. |
| Mood | A state of mine |
| Narrative poem | story told in verse form |
| ode | lyric poem |
| onomatopoeia | figure of speech using words whose sound is appropriate to the ridiculous |
| parody | imitation of another author's style |
| pattern | design used for the entire poem |
| pentameter | line of poetry having five accented syllables |
| personifications | figure of speech describing an inanimate object by giving it human qualities |
| poetry | an expression of a thought or idea |
| realism | the attempt in art and literature to present nature or life just as it is |
| romanticism | scenes that are strange or unnatural |
| rhythm | balanced movement in a prose or poetry |
| satire | witty attack on some subject |
