"Sympathy" Poem Vocabulary

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chalice

a large cup or goblet, typically used for drinking wine

opes

a poetic version of "opens"

perch

a rod or bar meant for a bird to stand on in a cage

Anecdote

a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

Analogy

a thing that is comparable to or represents something else in significant respects.

Allusion

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference most often to other texts/events.

alas

an expression of great unhappiness

bosom

chest

fain

gladly; with pleasure

upland slopes

hills

oppression

prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.

keener

sharp, piercing, or biting

carol

song


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