key vocab Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
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euphanism
A
when a harsh word or expression is instead referred in a more softer way
2
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enjambment
A
a sentence continuing on to another line or stanza, without a pause
3
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couplet
A
a two line stanza
4
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caesura
A
a stop or pause in a line of poetry.
5
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onomatopoeia
A
sounds of words which mime or resemble the sounds of an object being described
6
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sestet
A
a six line stanza
7
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sonnet
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a fourteen line poem, written in iambic pentameter. traditionally about the theme of love.
8
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dramatic monologue
A
a poem in which an imagined speaker addresses the reader
9
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pathetic fallacy
A
the attribution of human emotions to naturally occurring things like the weather
