Terms- Definitions and Examples

1. Terms- Definitions and Examples Ryan Simio and Katelyn Montero

2. Apostrophe • An exclamatory rhetorical figure of speech, when a speaker or writer breaks off and directs speech to an imaginary person or abstract quality or idea. In dramatic works and poetry written in or translated into English, such a figure of speech is often introduced by the exclamation • Example: "Where, O death, is thy sting? where, O death, thy victory?“ 1 Corinthians 15:55, Saint Paul of Tarsus

3. Conceit • An extended metaphor with a complex logic that governs a poetic passage or entire poem. • Example: “  Oh stay! three lives in one flea spareWhere we almost, yea more than married are.   This flea is you and I, and thisOur marriage-bed and marriage-temple is.”

4. Epic • A lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. • Example: Iliad, ascribed to Homer (Greek Mythology)

5. Epigram • This is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement • Admiror, O paries, te non cecidisseruinis qui tot scriptorumtaediasustineas. • I'm astonished, wall, that you haven't collapsed into ruins, since you're holding up the weary verse of so many poets.

6. Carpe Diem • A phrase from a Latin poem by Horace that has become an aphorism. It is popularly translated as "seize the day". • “And if not now, Then when?" (PirkeiAvoth 1:14) carpe diem- seize the day

7. Metaphysical Poetry • A term coined by the poet and critic Samuel Johnson to describe a loose group of British lyric poets of the 17th century, whose work was characterized by the inventive use of conceits, and by speculation about topics such as love or religion. • John Donne (1572–1631) • George Herbert (1593–1633) • Andrew Marvell (1621–1678) • Abraham Cowley (1618–1667) • Saint Robert Southwell (c. 1561–1595) • Richard Crashaw (c. 1613–1649) • Thomas Traherne (1636 or 1637 – 1674) • Henry Vaughan (1622–1695)

8. Paradox • An argument that produces an inconsistency, typically within logic or common sense. • "This statement is false"; the statement cannot be false and true at the same time.

9. Prose • This is a form of language which applies ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure (as in traditional poetry). • There are many types of prose, including nonfictional prose, heroic prose, prose poem, polyphonic prose, alliterative prose, prose fiction and village prose.

10. Sonnet • A form of poetry containing only 14 lines, mostly written in iambic pentameter. • When I consider how my light is spent (a) Ere half my days, in this dark world and wide, (b) And that one talent which is death to hide, (b) Lodged with me useless, though my soul more bent (a)To serve therewith my Maker, and present (a) My true account, lest he returning chide; (b) "Doth God exact day-labor, light denied?" (b) I fondly ask; but Patience to prevent (a)That murmur, soon replies, "God doth not need (c) Either man's work or his own gifts; who best (d) Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state (e)Is Kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed (c) And post o'er land and ocean without rest; (d) They also serve who only stand and wait." (e)

11. Symbol • This is something that represents an idea, a process, or a physical entity. The purpose of a symbol is to communicate meaning. • For example, a red octagon may be a symbol for "STOP".