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Whitman Vocab Terms
Term | Definition |
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Assume | in "Song of Myself," it means to take on |
Abeyance | temporary suspension ; inactivity |
Hieroglyphic | picture or symbol used in a writing system to represent sounds or words |
Sufficed | to be enough or adequate |
Harbor | to give shelter or give refuge |
Hazard | unavoidable danger |
Disposition | state of mind or inclination |
Transpire | to be revealed or become known |
Inspired | breathed in |
Twinges | sudden, sharp pains |
Livid | deathly pale, pallid, ashen |
Pervading | spread throughout all parts of |
Plaudits | an enthusiastic expression of approval; applause |
Entrenchments | trenches dug in warfare to protect soldiers from advancing troops |
Gab | idle talk; chatter |
Barbaric Yawp | a primitive, loud, harsh cry |
Scud | windblown mist and low clouds |
Effuse | spread out |
Eddies | small whirlwinds |
Free Verse | poetry without a pattern of rhyme or rhythm |
Imagery | appeals to one of the five senses |
Figures of Speech | similes and metaphors |
Symbols | a person, place, or thing that has meaning beyond itself |