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define enjambment
no
punctuation
at the
end
of a line/stanza
define
euphoric
a state of
extreme
happiness
define
apprehensive
anxious
or
fearful
that something bad will happen
define suffrage
the right to vote
define
inclusive language
includes
everyone
define poignant
causing sensation
define
social
commentary
social issues in your
writing
define
dystopian
an imagined state or society where there is great
suffering
or
injustice
define euphany
when something is
pleasing
to the
ear-rhythm
of the poem
define
eschatological referencing
relating to the
end
of the world or the
events
associated with it
define sibilance
a
hissing
sound is created in a group of words through the
repetition
of 's' sounds.
define
assonance
resemblance
of sound between syllables of nearby words, arising particularly from the
rhyming
of two or more stressed vowels, but not consonants
define
zoomorphism
the conception or representation of
deities
in the form of
animals
define
monotonous
uttered or sounded in one unchanging tone -
boring
define epitaphs
a phrase or form of words written in memory of a person who has
died
, especially as an inscription on a
tombstone.
define
hyperbole
exaggerated statements
ambiguous
meaning
unclear
oxymoron meaning
opposite
terms
apothesised
meaning
viewed as
god
define
personification
using
human
characteristics to describe something
non
human
define cacophony
harsh
mixture of
sounds
define fricatives
forcing
air out to pronounce a
constanant
apotheosis
meaning
godly
define chiaroscuro
contrast
of light and
dark
define juxtaposition
two
things being placed close together
allusion
meaning
an
indirect reference
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