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blank verse
unrhymed lines in iambic pentameter (resembles common speech)
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caesura
pause in a line of verse, indicated by natural speech patterns rather than due to specific metrical patterns
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caricature
deptiction in which a character's characteristics or features are so deliberately exaggerated as to render them absurd
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chiasmus
figure of speech by which the order of the terms in the first two parallel clauses is reversed in the second
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colloquial
ordinary language, the vernacular
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conceit
comparison of two unlikely things that is drawn out within a piece of literature, in particular an extended metaphor within a poem
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connotation
what is suggested by a word, apart from what it explicitly describes, often referred to as the implied meaning of a word
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consonance
the repetition of a sequence of two or more consonants, but with a change in the intervening vowels
ex. pitter-patter, pish-posh, clinging and clanging
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couplet
two rhyming lines of iambic pentameter that together present a single idea or connection
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dactylic
a metrical foot in poetry that consists of two stressed syllables followed by one unstressed syllable
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denotation
dictionary definition
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dialect
language and speech idiosyncrasies of a specific area, region, or group of people
ex. minnesotans say you betcha
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diction
specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose, or effect
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dramatic monologue
a monologue set in a specific situation and spoken to an imaginary audience - "soliloquy"
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elegy
poetic lament upon the death of a particular person, usually ending in consolation
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