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  2. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    A tautology is when something is defined or explained by saying exactly the same thing again in different words. [54] tableau tail rhyme Tagelied tale tanka In Japanese poetry, a short poem in the form 5,7,5,7,7 syllabic units. [55] tan-renga In Japanese poetry, a tanka where the upper part is composed by one poet and the lower part by another ...

  3. Poetry analysis - Wikipedia

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    A writer learning the craft of poetry might use the tools of poetry analysis to expand and strengthen their own mastery. [4] A reader might use the tools and techniques of poetry analysis in order to discern all that the work has to offer, and thereby gain a fuller, more rewarding appreciation of the poem. [5]

  4. Poetic devices - Wikipedia

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    Poetic Diction is a style of writing in poetry which encompasses vocabulary, phrasing, and grammatical usage. Along with syntax, poetic diction functions in the setting the tone, mood, and atmosphere of a poem to convey the poet's intention.

  5. Glossary of poetry terms - Wikipedia

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    Stichic: a poem composed of lines of the same approximate meter and length, not broken into stanzas. Syllabic: a poem whose meter is determined by the total number of syllables per line, rather than the number of stresses. Tanka: a Japanese form of five lines with 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 syllables—31 in all.

  6. Little Orphant Annie - Wikipedia

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    The poem consists of four stanzas, each with twelve lines. Riley dedicated his poem "to all the little ones," which served as an introduction to draw the attention of his audience when read aloud. The alliteration, parallels, phonetic intensifiers and onomatopoeia add effects to the rhymes that become more detectable when read aloud.

  7. Fuzzy-Wuzzy - Wikipedia

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    The term "Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels" was used by Australian soldiers during World War II to describe Papua New Guinean stretcher bearers.The term was not widely deemed to be problematic when it was used by Kipling and by British soldiers during the Sudan Campaign or by Australian soldiers in the 20th century; however, more recently some have deemed it to be a racial slur.

  8. What is ‘sus’? Decoding the latest slang word - AOL

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    It was the No. 1 slang word used by teens in 2023, according to a survey of more than 600 parents by the language learning platform Preply. In the survey, 62% of parents said "sus" is the most ...

  9. They Flee from Me - Wikipedia

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    The poem only has the guise of a love poem, but instead is about the more universal theme, fortune (39). Smaller questions are posed by the words Wyatt uses such as "stalking," which has transformed in meaning over time from simple soft walking in Tudor times (23) to its meaning today, of following someone with the intention of doing them harm ...