Unit 2: Lessons 4–6

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 12, Unit 2, Lessons 4–6.
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  1. sonnet
    a verse form of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
  2. iambic
    of metrical units having an unstressed/stressed pattern
  3. pentameter
    a verse line having five metrical feet
  4. paraphrase
    express the same message in different words
  5. summarize
    briefly present the main points of something
  6. lyric
    of or relating to poetry that expresses emotion
  7. metaphysical
    pertaining to the philosophical study of being and knowing
  8. conceit
    an elaborate poetic image comparing very dissimilar things
  9. paradox
    a statement that contradicts itself
  10. figurative
    not literal
  11. irony
    incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
  12. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  13. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  14. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
  15. speaker
    the narrative voice of a poem (as distinct from the poet)
Created on Wed Sep 02 10:14:31 EDT 2020 (updated Fri Jun 18 09:38:58 EDT 2021)

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