Literary and Poetic Terms

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glinting

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sparkling or shining

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pulsing

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Throbbing rhythmically like a heart beat

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wake

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a trail of disturbed water left by a boat or aircraft

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apostrophe

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writing that addresses a person or thing that is not present

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content

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the words or subject of a piece of writing

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form

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the shape, structure or appearance of a piece of writing

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line break

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the place where a line ends

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stanza

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a section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines

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stanza break

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the blank space that divides two stanzas from each other