"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
