Words beginning with "C"
Words with a "foreign" route
Melancholy Poetry
Poetic Devices
Poetry Formulas
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An elaborate or unusual comparison--especially one using unlikely metaphors, simile, hyperbole, and contradiction.
What is Conceit?
100
originates from the Greek translation for “bad sound”. It is a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds.
What is a Cacophony?
100
it is a short poetic expression of grief like a mournful hymn or poem.
What is a Dirge?
100
the continuation of a sentence or clause over a line-break.
What is Enjambment?
100
A form of writing that expresses emotional feelings.
What is Dramatic writing?
200
is a term borrowed from music, where it refers to the use of a group of notes or chords used to end a piece of music or a phrase within it.
What is Cadence?
200
A principle or main division of a poem and in its Italian route translates to cantus meaning song.
What is Canto?
200
It is a poem of serious reflection, usually a lament for the dead read at a funeral.
What is an Elegy?
200
Repeated use of words or phrases for some rhetorical effect.
What is Repetition?
200
a highly emotional literary work.
What is a Rhapsody?
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