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Poetry test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| poetry | literary form that combines expressions and feelings |
| meter | rhythmic pattern |
| feet | stressed and unstressed syllables |
| trochee | stressed followed by an unstressed |
| spondee | two stressed |
| dactyl | stressed followed by two unstressed |
| anapest | two unstressed followed by stressed |
| sound devices | creates music effects |
| denonation | literal definition |
| connotation | emotional associates |
| tones | emotional attitude towards subject |
| free verse | type of poetry; doesn't follow fixed pattern |
| formal verse | follows fixed; established pattern |
| paradox | statement idea or situation expresses a truth |