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Figurative Language and Structure in Poetry

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phrases or lines of poetry that are repeated in the poem; like the chorus of a song

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Litotes

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An understatement, often used ironically; the statement may be a positive statement expressed in negative terms

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Imagery

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a word or phrase that appeals to one of our senses.

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couplet

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a pair of two lines in a poem that contains end rhymes; one of the most popular structures

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quatrain

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a stanza or poem that contains four lines

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verse

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a single line of a poem; often confused with stanza

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stanza

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a grouped set of lines in a poem set apart by a line space

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Paradox

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a statement that seems contradictory, but is actually true

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juxtaposition

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a literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters, or their actions are placed side by side for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts

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octave

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a stanza or poem that contains eight lines

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