ENG 108 Final: ENG108Test definitions
2 Mar 2017
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Figurative language an expression that uses word to mean something other than. Literal language words that mean exactly as they say. Ambiguity could have two or more interpretations/distinct feeling. Lyric poetry the use of (cid:498)i(cid:499), often expresses personal feelings. Prose poetry prose instead of stanzas (story-like format) 3 main categories of poetry dramatic, narrative, lyrical. abstractions. Verbal irony - actual or intended meaning is the opposite of the apparent. Fixed forms - poems written according to strict guidelines or templates, which typically have names. Petrarchan sonnet 14 stanzas first 1-8 octane, last 9-14 sestet. Personification adding human like characteristics to nonhuman objects or. Situational irony - speaker"s statement is sincere, but made ironic by the. Tone - the author"s attitude toward the poem"s subject matter, as interpreted by. Imagery the use of figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in a way that appeals to our physical senses especially the visual.
