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eng vocab 1412

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Epic A long narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a hero and reflects the value of a particular society.
Kenning In Anglo-Saxon poetry, a metaphorical phrase or compound word used to name a person, place, thing, or event indirectly. ("Shepherd of evil" = Grendel)
Ballad A song or songlike poem that tells a story (regular pattern of thythm & rhyme)
Italian sonnet 8 line octave (abbaabba), 6 line sestet (cdecde)
English sonnet 3 quatrains (abab, cdcd, efef), a couplet (gg)
Turn Resolves the problem described earlier in the sonnet; sudden change in thought, direction, and emotion.
Tone The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character.
Diction A writer's or speaker's choice of words.
Enjambment A sentence that continues through two lines of poetry.
Caesura A pause/break within a line of poetry, usually indicated by the natural rhythm of the language.
Epitaph written in memory of a person
Lament Mourns a loss.
Cavalier Poetry direct and colloquial language; over-earnest and too intense; don't go into the depths of the soul; straightforward
Metaphysical poetry simple diction; psychological analysis of emotion of love and religion; rugged meter; argumentative; honest & unconventional
Allegory A story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts.
Conceit A metaphor comparing 2 really unlike things.
Apostrophe Direct address to some abstract quality, dead person, or object as if it can respond.
Iamb [u /] "delay"
Anapest [u u /] "unabridged"
Spondee [/ /] "blackboard"
Trochee [/ u] "empty"
Dactyl [/ u u] "camoflage"
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