2 The working vocabulary

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TermWhat it isHow it works on a reader SymbolAn object that stands for something beyond itselfA road may stand for a life; the meaning is supplied by the poem, not by the dictionary Image / imageryLanguage that appeals to the sensesMakes an abstraction visible: grief as a cold room ParadoxAn apparent contradiction that is trueForces the reader to hold two ideas at once RhymeSame or similar closing soundsLinks lines, marks endings, can also make a point sharper by contrast RhythmThe pattern of stressed and unstressed syllablesCreates pace and emphasis; slows at what matters MetreA measured rhythm in a fixed patternRegularity that a skilled poet breaks deliberately

Term	What it is	How it works on a reader
Symbol	An object that stands for something beyond itself	A road may stand for a life; the meaning is supplied by the poem, not by the dictionary
Image / imagery	Language that appeals to the senses	Makes an abstraction visible: grief as a cold room
Paradox	An apparent contradiction that is true	Forces the reader to hold two ideas at once
Rhyme	Same or similar closing sounds	Links lines, marks endings, can also make a point sharper by contrast
Rhythm	The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables	Creates pace and emphasis; slows at what matters
Metre	A measured rhythm in a fixed pattern	Regularity that a skilled poet breaks deliberately

2 The working vocabulary

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