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Animation | Definition
September 23, 2026
Animation is giving life to non-living objects. If a poet treats a lifeless concrete thing as having life, awareness, will-power, thought, emotion, etc, that is called animation. For example, if a poet says, “The moon...
Utopia | Definition
September 23, 2026
Utopia is an ideal place that does not exist in reality. The word utopia, which comes from the Greek for outopia, meaning “no place,” and eutopia, meaning “good place,” is itself a pun referring to...
Wit | Definition
September 23, 2026
Wit is derived from the Old English witan, meaning ‘to know,’ a term whose meaning has changed several times over the centuries. In the late Middle Ages, wit referred to intellect and intelligence as opposed...
Scansion | Definition
September 23, 2026
Scansion is an analysis of verse to show its meter. A stanza of a verse contains some lines and each line contains different metrical patterns. Some lines may have iambic or some have a Napes-tic...
Refrain | Definition
September 23, 2026
A refrain is a line or part of a line or a group of lines which is repeated in the poem, usually at the end of each stanza. The refrain may sometimes appear with slight...
Nonsense Rhyme | Definition
September 23, 2026
Nonsense rhyme is a type of light verse which is entertaining because of its rhythmic appeal and absurd or far fetched ideas. It particularly emphasizes rhythmic and sound effects over meaning. It also frequently makes...
Epic Simile | Definition
September 23, 2026
The epic simile is a figurative device first popularized by Homer in his epics. It is a comparison that may be as long as a dozen lines. An epic simile is used typically in epic...
Conceit | Definition
September 22, 2026
The conceit is a kind of metaphor in which an unusual comparison is extended by using witty and forced argument. This is a device that was made popular by a group of poets called the...
Nineteenth Century Prose
September 20, 2026
With the arrival of romanticism, the nineteenth century prose reached a new stage and became for the first time a literary norm of its own. The essay of this time became highly personal and often...
Twentieth Century Poetry
September 20, 2026
The most striking thing in twentieth-century English literature is the revolution in poetic taste and practice. Various movements and changes had a greater influence upon modern poetry. Though poets are often influenced by each other...
