Introduction to Poetry

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Semifinal lecture #1 ______ is derived from a Greek word poesis meaning “making or creating”

POETRY

Poetry is a kind of language that says it more ______ than ordinary language does.

intensely

Poetry is a kind of ______-music.

word

Poetry expresses all the ______.

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Poetry answers our demand for ______.

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Poetry is ______ plus imagination.

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According to William Wadsworth, poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful ______ recorded in tranquility.

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Poetry is the record of the best and happiest moments of the ______ and best minds according to Percy B. Shelly.

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Sense in poetry is revealed through the meaning of words, ______, and symbols.

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Tone color in poetry refers to the use of ______, assonance, consonance, rhyme, and repetition.

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Rhythm in poetry is the ordered recurrent alteration of ______ and weak elements in the flow of sound and silence.

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The arrangement of words and lines to fit together is one aspect of poetry ______.

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An essay consists of three main parts: introduction, ______, and conclusion.

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The introduction should begin with a ______ that catches the reader's interest.

hook Signup and view all the answers

The ______ of the essay supports the main points presented in the thesis.

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The ______ brings together all the main points of the essay.

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The ______ statement is referred to in the conclusion.

thesis Signup and view all the answers

The ______ of the essayist refers to the mode or tone of the essay.

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A ______ is a figure of speech that consists of comparing two things using the words like or as.

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The literary device that gives human traits to inanimate objects or ideas is called ______.

personification Signup and view all the answers

The device that uses a part to represent the whole is called ______.

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The ______ is a device that makes a deliberate understatement used to affirm by negating its opposite.

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The figure of speech that puts together in one statement two contradictory terms is called ______.

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The device that refers to any literary, biblical, historical, mythological, scientific event, character or place is called ______.

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An author's writing style is not ______, superficial, or supplementary:

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A formal essay is a piece of writing that ______ or persuades its audience:

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The personal essay ______ the writer's opinion on a topic:

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Informal or Familiar Essay – covers the ______, ordinary, even common place subjects:

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The effect of how an author uses words and ______ elements is important for understanding the meaning of a text:

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The informal essay is an essay written for ______:

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