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| poetry | aform of writing which uses concise, artistic,emotionally charged language. |
| stanza | a separate section of a poem(similar to a paragraph in prose) |
| end rhyme | a repetition of similar sounds at the end of poetic lines |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of end rhyme in a poem indicated by a series of letters applied to each new sound |
| internal rhyme | when rhyming words appear within the same line of poetry |
| meter | the patern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry |
| free verse | poetry without rhyme schme or meter |
| blank verse | unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| repetition | the consecutive repeating of a word or phrase |
| censura | a pause in the middle of poetry marked by some punctuation |
| catalog | a long list of different things used to suggest fullness or diversity |
| extended metaphor | a figurative comparison between 2 things that is sustained througout an entire poem |
| personification | giving human qualities to non human thngs |
| apostrophe | when a narrator speaks directly to a person, thing, or idea that is not really there |
| sonnet | a poem with exactly 14 lines that follows a specific meter or rhyme scheme |
| lyric poem | does not have a plot; focuses on strong emotion;has a musical quality established by meter and/or rhyme |
| ballad | a long poem that tells a story usually about adventure, war, dramatic conflict |
| first person poin of view | told by a character in the story (uses I me my etc) |
| third person point of view | told by a voice from outside the story |
| mood | a literary element referring to the feeling or atmosphere in a work |
| rhyme | the repetition of sounds at the end of a story |
| biography | a work in which the author tells the story of someone else's real life |
| autobiography | a work in which the author tells his or her own real life story |
| bibliography | a list of publication information about books used in research |
| works cited | a list of publication information about various kinds of sources used in research |
| anthology | a collection of several different works in one book |
| annotation | a short piece of writing that summerizes or explains an original work |
| tragedy | dramatic work (play) that ends in death causedy by a tragic flaw |
| Tragic flaw | error that causes the demise of a character |
