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English Exam Terms

TermDefinition
Oxymoron side by side placement of words whose meaning contradicts each other
connotation emotional
denotation literal meaning
enjambment line of poetry that just continues into the next
social commentary comments on society with an attempt to identify the need for change and inspire change
elegy serious poem
sestet 6 successive lines of poetry that rhyme
meter system for identifying & measuring the rhythmic pattern of a poem
iambic meter a type of meter where unstressed followed by stressed syllables are repeated 5 times
scansion analysis of a poem to determine its meter & length, including feet, rhyme, classification, and # of lines
trajedy a catastrophe happens to the protagonist
foil a character is contrasted with another character
irony the use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning
exposition part of story at the beginning that introduces the setting, characters, and basic situation
paradox a statement that seems contradictory but expresses a truth
sonnet ex. Italian
free verse no regular patterns of rhyme, meter, or line length. It relies on natural speech rhythms
blank verse unrhymed poem using Iambic pentameter and having no structured rhyme scheme
light verse mainly to entertain or amuse the reader, such as limericks, Satires, Parodies
Narrative poem Epics or ballads; emphasizes plot or physical action, typically with historical, geographical, or mythical elements
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