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Caesura// Pause in a line of poetry
CantoSubdivision of epic poem
ClassicismFrom Greek and Rome, Focus on harmony, restraint, rules
RomantacismFocus on emotional impact
ConceitFar fetched metaphor or simile, comparing two dissimaliar things
Concrete PoemTalking about an apple in the shape of an apple
ConsonanceSame consonants with different vowels
AlliterationSame beginning sounds, Stressed syllables
DenouementFollows the climax, Leads to the resolution
EpicMajor work or poem, Important theme like gods and heroes
EpigraphBrief quote at the beginning of a literary work
EpithetBefore or after a character's name to describe
EuphemismSubstituting a less direct word
ExpositionEssential information of what happened before the start of something
Falling ActionAfter the climax
FarceComedy based on humorous situation like robber hiding in police station
FoilCharacter in sharp contrast to another character
FootUnit of rhyme, Two or more syllables
IambUnstress + Stressed Syllables
Anapest2 Unstressed + Stressed Syllables
ForeshadowHint of what is to come
Haiku17 syllables 5, 7, 5
ImagryAppeal to one or more senses
InferenceConclusion based on facts or circumstances, Judgement based on reasoning


Abby Senior
Abbotsford, BC

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