Literary Comparisons
symbolism
meaning attributed to natural objects or facts
(in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
enjambment
a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ones are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next.
ballad
part of speech joining ideas and creating complexity
subordinate or correlative conjunction
couplet
an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
parody
masculine rhyme
a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
elegy
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antecedent
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem;
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stanza
a character whose traits, actions, or background contrast with those of another character, often the protagonist, to highlight the main character's attributes or expose flaws. it can be people, animals, settings, or subplots, and they are used to enhance the overall meaning and impact of a story.
foil
that is unconstrained by traditional rules of meter and rhyme. It allows poets to express themselves freely and experiment with language, rhythm, and structure.
free verse
a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has died, especially as an inscription on a tombstone.
epitaph
changing the normal word order or sentence pattern
inversion
a line, phrase, or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem, often at regular intervals, to emphasize a particular idea or create a musical or rhythmic effect. It can function similarly to a chorus in a song.
refrain
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
euphemism
a basic unit of rhythm in a line, consisting of a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. such as iambs, trochees, dactyls, and anapests.
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rhapsody
the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
syntax
a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.
dirge
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
allegory
the quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through a harmonious combination of words.
euphony
comic verse composed in irregular rhythm.
doggerel
is a verb form used to express possibilities, unreal or imaginary situations, wishes, or suggestions, often in conditional sentences or after verbs like "suggest" or "demand," a
subjunctive (mood)
a figure of speech in which a word applies to two others in different senses (e.g., John and his license expired last week ) or to two others of which it semantically suits only one (e.g., with weeping eyes and hearts )
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