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Poetry Part 3

TermDefinition
Epigram A brief witty poem often used as an inscription or heading
Epigraph A quotation from another literary work placed as a subtitle to a poem
Exegesis Critical interpretation of a text, especially biblical
Formalism Strict observance of rules in art
Framing Device A story within which another story is told
Gothic Characterized by gloom and mystery
Homily An inspirational saying
Idiom A specialized vocabulary used by a particular group of people
Imagery The use of words to create pictures
Intentional Fallacy Assuming from the text what the author intended
Interpolation A passage included in a work without the original author's consent
Intertextuality The theory of connections between pieces of literature
Irony A word or situation used to mean the opposite of its literal or usual meaning; can be dramatic (audience knows something characters don't), verbal (character says the opposite of what he/she means), or situational (actions work opposite intentions)
Magical Realism The momentary suspension of disbelief in an unrealistic or surrealistic situation
Metonymy Substituting a word describing something for the actual thing
Nemesis A villian who concentrates on defeating the protagonist and is thus of interest to the protagonist
Pastoral Describing rural life or a rural setting
Pathetic Fallacy Giving nonhuman things human emotion or characteristics
Polemic A controversial argument, often attacking a specific view or doctrine
Roman a Clef A novel in which real people are disguised as fictional characters
Scansion Analysis of meter describing stress and structure of lines
Semiotics Theories about symbolism and meaning in poetry
Synecdoche A figure of speech in which a part stands for the whole
Trope A semantic figure that varies the meaning of words or phrases
Vignette A small, illustrative sketch
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