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Romanticism
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-1790 - 1830
-Fathers were Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth -wanted to recapture expressions of the past -Mysterious, monstrous, supernatural to crease powerful and imaginative works of literature |
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Characteristics of Romantic Poetry
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-Appreciation of nature- man and nature are equal
-Perception over reason-sensory feelings -Search for hero and genius-Society looks for those who stand out above everyone else -Imagination-value artist who is capable of creating works that reach beyond traditional rules -Cultural Diversity-an interest in knowledge about diverse cultural origins |
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3 romantic poets
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1. William Blake
2. William Wordsworth 3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge |
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Alliteration
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The repetition of consonant sounds in neighboring words
Ex. Weak and weary |
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Connotation
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The suggested or understood meaning of a word, without that meaning being directly stated. A words emotional content.
Ex. Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest |
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Imagery
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Language that touches one or all of the five senses. Creates a vivid picture in the readers head.
Ex. Gio's socks, still soaked with sweat from Tuesday's P.E. class, filled the classroom with an aroma to that of salty, week-old, rotting fish. |
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Simile
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A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
Ex. Busy as a bee |
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Metaphor
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A comparison of two unlike things using the verb to be and not using like or as
Ex. Life is a journey |
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Symbolism
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A word or object that stands for another word, object, or idea.
Ex. A rose represents romance |
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Rhyme Scheme
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Rhymed words at the end of a line
Ex. Roses are red A Violets are blue B Sugar is sweet C And so are you B |
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Stanza
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A unified group of lines in poetry. A paragraph.
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Internal Rhyme
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Two or more rhyming words that occur in the same line, in the middle of two separate lines, or when and idea at the end of a line rhymes with one or more in the middle of the follow ing line.
Ex. I went to town to buy a gown He looked cool but felt the fool |
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Enjambment
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The continuation of a sentence over a line break
Ex. I think that I shall never see A poem as lovely as a tree |
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Know, no
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No: Certainly not
Know: to be certain of the facts |
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There, their, they're
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There: At or in that place
Their: belonging to them They're: contraction for they are |
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To, too, two
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To: Toward
Too: Also, in addition Two:The number between one and three |
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Whether, Weather
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Whether: If, either
Weather: The condition of the atmosphere |
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Write, Right
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Write: To make letters and words
Right: The opposite of left; Correct |
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Accept, except
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Accept: To take what is offered or given
Except: A result, a consequence |
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Lose, loose
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Lose: Misplace; fail to win
Loose: Not firmly attached |
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Then, than
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Then: At that time
Than: In comparison with |