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POETRY VOCABULARY

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THE USE OF LANGUAGE TO CREATE MENTAL IMAGES AND SENSORY IMPRESSIONS. IMAGERY CAN BE USED FOR EMOTIONAL EFFECT AND TO INTENSIFY THE IMPACT ON THE READER
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A LITERARY TECHNIQUE USED TO CREATE MEANING THAT SEEMS TO CONTRADICT THE LITERAL MEANING
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A RHETORICAL TECHNIQUE, OFTEN INCORPORATING IRONY AND HUMOR, IN WHICH SOMETHING IS REPRESENTED AS LESS THAN IT ACTUALLY IS
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LANGUAGE NOT INTENDED TO BE TAKEN LITERALLY BUT LAYERED WITH MEANING THROUGH THE USE OF IMAGERY, METAPHORS, AND OTHER LITERARY DEVICES
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THE USE OF WORDS IN WHICH THE INTENDED MEANING IS CONTRARY TO THE LITERAL MEANING (e.g., I COULD CARE LESS)
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CHOICE OF WORDS IN SPEAKING OR WRITING FOR CLEAR AND EFFECTIVE EXPRESSION
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AN EXAGGERATED STATEMENT
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THE BASIC FORM OF A POEM, INCLUDING ITS VISUAL PRESENTATION (e.g., LINE, STANZA, OR VERSE
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A SEEMINGLY CONTRADICTORY STATEMENT THAT ON CLOSER SCRUTINY REVEALS A DEEPER TRUTH