Literary Terms and Definitions

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Swift

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moving or capable of moving with great speed

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Ascend

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to move or go up

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Strive

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to try very hard to achieve something

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Stature

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the level of respect and importance someone has

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Boisterous

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noisy, energetic, and cheerful

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Tame

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gentle and not wild

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Stanza

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a group of lines in a poem (like a paragraph)

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Subject

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the topic of the poem

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Rhyme Scheme

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the pattern of rhyming words at the end of each line

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Tone

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the poet's attitude toward the subject of the poem