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stanza
a division of a poem based on thought or form
enjambment
poetic “sentence” which flows over more than one line
free verse
lines with no rhyme or regular meter
placid
serenely free of interruption or disturbance
thicket
a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees
embankment
a raised structure (as of earth or gravel) used primarily to hold back water or to carry a roadway
mourn
to feel or express grief or sorrow
effervesence
an appealingly lively quality
trope
a common or overused theme or device
adjacent
immediately preceding or following
stench
a characteristic repugnant quality
sanctuary
a place of refuge and protection
impose
to establish or bring about as if by force
barrio
a ward, quarter, or district of a city or town
placate
to soothe or mollify, especially by concessions
chafe
irritate, vex
ornery
having an irritable disposition
gentrification
a process in which a poor area (as of a city) experiences an influx of middle-class or wealthy people
sinkhole
a hollow place or depression in which drainage collects
cunning
characterized by wiliness and trickery
premonition
anticipation of an event without conscious reason
cacophony
language that seems to the ear to be harsh, rough, and unmusical
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