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Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art making use of rythmic and aesthetic qualities of language to evoke meanings. Poetry has a long history evolving from folk music.
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arsis
Literature; Poetry
The accented or longer part of a poetic foot; the point where an ictus is put.
assonance
Literature; Poetry
The relatively close juxtaposition of the same or similar vowel sounds, but with different end consonants in a line or passage, thus a vowel rhyme, as in the words, date and fade.
apostrophe
Literature; Poetry
A figure of speech in which an address is made to an absent person or a personified thing rhetorically.
arcadia
Literature; Poetry
A region or scene characterized by idyllic quiet and simplicity, often chosen as a setting for pastoral poetry.
archaism
Literature; Poetry
A word or expression no longer in general use, for example, thou mayst is an archaism meaning, "you may."
aposiopesis
Literature; Poetry
Stopping short of a complete thought for effect, thus calling attention to it, usually by a sudden breaking off, as in "He acted like--but I pretended not to notice," leaving the unsaid portion to ...
apologue
Literature; Poetry
An allegorical narrative, usually intended to convey a moral or a useful truth.
