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### Organisation and Pace
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- Blank verse:
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- Enjambment:
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- Caesura:
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- Blank verse: An non-rhyming verse with a regular rhythmic structure, most commonly iambic pentameter (10 syllables/line, unstressed-to-stressed pattern)
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- e.g., *But, woe is me, you are so sick of late, / So far from cheer and from your former state* (William Shakespeare)
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- Enjambment: A single thought in a line of poetry using two lines.
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- e.g., *If I were a potato / The world would be a tomato.*
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- Caesura: A pause, represented by "||", most commonly found in the middle of a line. Masculine caesurae follow stressed syllables while feminine caesurae follow ununstressed ones. They are also distinguished by their location in the line: Caesurae near the beginning, middle, or end of a line are referred to as initial, medial, and terminal caesurae, respectively.
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- e.g., *You're stupid! || But so am I.*
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- Form:
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- Ballad:
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- Concrete poem:
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- Couplet:
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- Dirge:
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- Dramatic monologue:
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- Lyric:
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- Ode:
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- Quatrain:
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- Sonnet:
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- Free verse:
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- Genre:
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- Line:
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- Meter:
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- Stanza:
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- Sentence types:
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- Sentence lengths:
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- Syntax:
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- Dialogue vs. narrative:
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- Ballad: A poetic story set to music relying on simple language, commonly containing romance and tragedy.
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- Concrete poem: A poem written, arranged, or "drawn" in a way that its visual appearance is most important in conveying meaning.
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- Couplet: Two consecutive rhyming lines in a verse with the same rhythmic structure.
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- Dirge: A somber song expressing grief or mourning.
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- Dramatic monologue: A character's speech written in the form of poetry.
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- Lyric: A collection of verses and choruses with a single speaker to create a non-narrative poem or song.
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- Ode: A complex poem praising or glorifying an event or individual, typically formal and solemn.
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- Quatrain: A verse or poem with four lines.
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- Sonnet: A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme in iambic pentameter (10 syllables/line, stressed-to-unstressed pattern).
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- Free verse: A poem without rhythm or rhyme schemes.
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- Genre: A work classified by its form, content, and style. Poetry, fiction, drama, and non-fiction are the four main genres of literature.
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- Line: A typically straight sequence of characters that ends at the last character before a newline.
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- Meter: The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a verse or poem.
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- Stanza: A collection of four or more lines of poetry with with a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, similar to a paragraph in prose.
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- Sentence types: The use of simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.
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- Sentence lengths: The number of characters or words present in a sentence.
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- Syntax: A set of rules in a language regarding the order of words.
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- e.g., *Die, he will,* versus *He will die.*
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- Dialogue vs. narrative: The use of explicit speech versus a description of events.
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### Meaning
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- Abstract language:
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- Allegory:
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- Ambiguity:
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- Colloquialism:
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- Concrete language:
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- Connotation:
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- Contrast/Juxtaposition:
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- Denotation:
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- Diction:
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- Epigram:
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- Irony:
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- Jargon:
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- Motif:
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- Oxymoron:
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- Paradox:
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- Pathetic fallacy:
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- Symbol:
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- Tone:
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- Theme:
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- Abstract language: The use of words that connect intangible ideas or emotions as opposed to physical actions or things.
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- e.g., *She was beautiful.*
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- Allegory: The use of characters and events to describe an abstract idea to teach a moral lesson.
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- e.g., *Animal Farm* by George Orwell, which uses farm animals and their actions to describe the Russian Revolution.
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- Ambiguity: A statement or phrase whose meaning is unclear. This can usually be resolved via context.
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- e.g., *Nintendo sold 22 million of them.*
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- Colloquialism: The use of informal phrases or slang in writing.
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- e.g., *"Pog!"*
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- Concrete language: The use of words that reference physical actions or things as opposed to intangible ideas or emotions.
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- e.g., *She had black hair that reached down to her neck.*
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- Connotation: An implied meaning from a phrase that differs from its explicit and direct meaning.
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- e.g., *I carried him for the entire assignment.*
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- Contrast/Juxtaposition: A comparison between multiple ideas or things by placing them side by side.
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- e.g., *It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…* (Charles Dickens)
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- Denotation: The literal meaning of a word.
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- e.g., *"My old computer no longer functions."*
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- Diction: The word choice used by a speaker or writer to create an effect.
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- e.g., *"I shall take Her Majesty back to the carriage."*
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- Epigram: A brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement.
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- e.g., *"No one can make you efel inferior without your consent."* (Eleanor Roosevelt)
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- Irony: An unexpected event or statement revealing what was believed to be true was false.
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- e.g., *Thunder boomed as rain poured down all around the classroom. "Nice weather we're having today."* (Verbal)
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- e.g., *The fire station burned down.* (Situational)
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- e.g., *The cat fell over, its head completely severed. Meanwhile, Johnny whistled in his car, thinking of all the treats and belly rubs he would give his precious kitty.* (Dramatic)
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- Jargon: Specialised terms that use actual words, which are usually unfamiliar to the layman.
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- e.g., *p53 is responsible for holding the cell cycle at the G1/S checkpoint and will induce apoptosis if damage to its DNA is too great.*
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- Motif: An recurring object or idea used to explain the theme.
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- e.g., The usage of life in Maycomb to show goodness and recurring images of gloomy areas supports the central idea of co-existence of good and evil.
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- Oxymoron: The pairing of two opposing or contradictory words.
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- e.g., *"It was her only choice."*
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- Paradox: A statement that appears to be self-contradictory at first glance, typically used to allow the reader to think over an idea differently.
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- e.g., *All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.* (George Orwell)
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- Pathetic fallacy: A form of personification in which inanimate objects in nature are given emotions.
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- e.g., *The wind roared as the earth shook in fury at our insolence.*
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- Symbol: The use of objects to represent an abstract idea.
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- e.g., *I smiled at the group of people assembled before me. They smiled back. "With the power of friendship and determination, we can overcome anything!"*
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- Tone: The attitude of a writer or character toward a subject or audience, typically through word choice.
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- e.g., *"I don't want to! That candy is MINE, and no one is going to take it from ME! Mine, mine, MINE!"*
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- Theme: The "main idea" or underlying meaning of a literary work, which can be given directly or indirectly.
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- e.g., *"Never forget that* you are royalty, *and that hundreds of thousands of souls have suffered and perished so you could become what you are. By their sacrifices, you have been given the comforts you take for granted. Always remember them, so that their sacrifices shall never be without meaning.* (ScytheRider)
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