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Unit 3 English vocab
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When someone is addressed as if present, but they're not
Apostrophe
Unrhymed, iambic pentameter
Blank verse
A pause or break in a line of verses
Caesura
The beat or rhythm of poetry
Cadence
Deliberately harsh, awkward sounds in poetry
Cacophony
A verbal portrait that exaggerates a facet of someone's personality
Caricature
When an audience member experiences intense emotion because they have lived vicariously through the experiences presented on stage
Catharsis
When an author invents a new word in a moment of creative need; names are often used for this effect
Coinage
When everyday language/speech is used for effect
Colloquialism
A startling or unusual metaphor which is developed and dominates over several lines
Conceit
Underlying meaning
Connotation
A significant marker
Denotation
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Unit 3 English vocab
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Vocab from unit 3
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2012-09-19T14:01:26Z
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