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<meaning-changed>  Verbless poetry See also Main list:               List of basic poetry topics  List of literary terms Literature Poet Poetry Further reading M. H. Abrams.
 Verbless poetry See also Main list: Malden, MA: Blackwell. p. 904 Conceit: a typically unconventional, logically complex, or surprising metaphor whose appeal is more intellectual than emotional. Extended metaphor (aka sustained metaphor): the exploitation of a single metaphor or analogy at length through multiple linked tenors and vehicles throughout a poem. Allegory: an extended metaphor in which the characters, places, and objects in a narrative carry figurative meaning. Often, the meaning of an allegory is religious, moral, or historical in nature. Example: "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser. Periphrasis: the usage of multiple separate words to carry the meaning of prefixes, suffixes or verbs. Objective correlative Simile: a figure of speech that directly/explicitly compares two things. Homeric simile (aka epic simile) Syzygy: the combination of 2 metrical feet into a single unit, similar to an elision. List of basic poetry topics List of literary terms Literature Poet Poetry Further reading M. H. Abrams.