Mrs.Shivar's Collection IV & V vocab

a generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

respect

kind of writing that ridicules human weakness/vice/folly in order to bring about social reform

establishing qualifications and sincerity

the imaginary voice, or persona, assumed by the author of a poem

convenient means to an end

songlike poem, tells a story composed by anonymous singers, passed down orally before written

word choice

when a writer/speaker says something but means something else-often opposite of what they said

the act of offering or suggesting something for acceptance, adoption, or performance

gloomy

repetition of words/phrases/sentences with same grammatical structure/restate a similar idea

AFOS that makes a comparison between 2 seemingly unlike things without using a connective word

metaphor in which a nonhuman/nonliving thing/quality is talked about as if it's human/had life

the four-line stanza, known as a quatrain

song-like poem that tells a story; composed & written by known poets in folk ballad style

the pattern of rhymed lines in a poem

one who tells, or narrates, a story

extremely careful and precise in deciding what is right or wrong

dreadful; ghostly

lessen

obtain; get

characteristic of an earlier period; used in an earlier time but rare in present-day usage

a highly structured system of human organization for large-scale community living

a person, place, thing, or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself

a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity

to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, possible results, etc

wander off the subject

a story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts

used as to overfill

repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in close words

using word to arouse strong feelings

anguished; grief-stricken

a person's reason for writing, such as to inform, entertain, explain, or persuade;

the attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject, or a character

being brief; shortness

a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study

hostility; violent hatred or resentment

conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners

the imitation of a work of literature, art, or music for amusement or instruction

language that uses words/expressions w/ a meaning that differs from the literal interpretation

the mood or feeling in a literary work

using evidence such as facts or statistics to support a position

language that appeals to the senses

Condemn

concerned with the principles/rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong

food or money to support life

AFOS that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things by using a connective word

the repetition of final consonant sounds after different vowel sounds

the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another

harsh; oppressive

rhyme that occurs within lines