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Cacophony
Harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage of a literary work
Cacophony “Jabberwocky” (excerpt)
Lewis Carroll`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!"
Caesura
A break or pause within a line of poetry indicated by punctuation and used to
emphasize meaning
Caesura• Often marked with a “double pipe” sign: || • “An Essay on Man” by Alexander Pope
Know then thyself II, presume not God to scan;The proper study of Mankind II is Man.Plac'd on this isthmus of a middle state,A being darkly wise, and rudely great:
CatharsisThe release of emotion that the audience of
a tragedy experiences
Greek word meaning “cleansing” or “purging”
Catharsis
• Oedipus Rex, William Shakespeare
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