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| The main idea that expresses the basic argument of the work. |
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| Comparing two seemingly unalike things using "like" or "as." |
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| Comparing two seemingly unalike objects without using "like" or "as." |
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| Long, serious lyric poem that is elevated in tone and style; written to glorify an object. |
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| Rhetorical figure in which the speaker addresses a thing as if it were a person. |
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| Shorter narrative poem that can be sung. |
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| Poets, writers, and artists who focused on nature, the individual, and the human heart. |
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| Gloomy, foreboding setting, and elements of mystery, horror, or the supernatural. |
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| Continuation of a sentence in a poem from one line to the next. |
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The use of words that seem to imitate the words they refer to.
Examples: pop, snap, crack, etc. |
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| Contrast or inconsistancy between appearance and reality. |
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| Anger at something unjust or mean. |
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| Capacity of the mind; ability; aptitude. |
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| To give up; abandon; put aside. |
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| Necessary for, or characteristic of, life. |
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