| Term | Definition |
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| rhapsody | an irregular poem or song, an exaggerated expression of feeling |
| elegy | a poem written in memory of someone or something |
| paradox | a statement that seems contradictory, but makes sense on closer inspection eg. 'death, thou shalt die' |
| allusion | a reference to a person/place/event outside the text or discussion |
| catharsis | the release of emotions of sorrow and pity at the end of a tradgedy |
| antihero | a character that is pathetic, weak, or has other such characteristics. usually not the protagonist or antagonist |
| apostrophe | an address to an absent person or something nonhuman that cannot understand the address anyway |
| anjambment | specifically in poetry, when one line goes directly into the next line without a pause |
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