Tuesday 10 December 2013

Jenelle and Tiantian vocab

Ode:
A lyrical poem generally praising a certain thing or subject. It is an elaborately structured stanza that describes things with intellect and emotion.

Octave:
A poem/stanza with eight lines.

Metonymy:
When poet's refer to something by a characteristic rather than its name.

Metaphor:
A figure of speech or expression to represent something but not using the literal meaning. Similar to a simile without using like or as.

Melodrama:
An exaggerated character/event which often generates an excessive amount of dramatic emotions.

Metre:
The rhythmic arrangement of syllables in a verse in poetry.

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