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IRONY
A figure of speech in which intent and actual meaning differ
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A combination of opposites; the union of contradictory terms.
What is an oxymoron?
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Poetry which is not written in a traditional meter but is still rhythmical.
What is a free verse?
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Clause
What is a group of words containing a subject and its verb that may or may not be a complete sentence?
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The main thought expressed by a work
What is theme?
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SATIRE
Writing that seeks to arouse a reader's disapproval of an object by ridicule.
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explicitly instructive
What is didactic?
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Sonnet
Normally a fourteen-line iambic pentameter poem
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Modify
What is to restrict or limit meaning?
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A directly expressed comparison; figure of speech comparing two objects usually using the words "like," "as," or "than."
What is a simile?
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Uses words to mean something other than their literal meaning.
What is figurative language?
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Paradox
A statement that seems to be self-contradicting, but, in fact, is true.
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A rhyme that occurs within a line, rather than at the end.
What is an internal rhyme?
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The mood of a verb that gives an order
What does the word imperative mean?
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songlike; characterized by emotion, subjectivity, and imagination.
What does lyrical mean?
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A reference in a work of literature to something outside the work
What is allusion?
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Something characterized by distortion or incongruities.
What is grotesque?
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Terza Rima
What is a three-line stanza rhymed?
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The structure of a sentence
What is syntax?
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A pithy saying, often using contrast
Epigram means?
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Point of view, manipulation of time, dialogue, or interior monologue.
What are some narrative techniques?
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Jargon
The special language of a profession or group is known as what?
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The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds.
What is an assonance?
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It is a sentence grammatically complete only at the end
What is a periodic sentence?
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The implications of a word or phrase, as opposed to its exact meaning (denotation)
What is a connotation?