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9941609Antithesis- 2 contrasting ideas placed 2gether0
9941610Ambivalent- contrasting feelings1
9941611Ambiguity- meaning is unclear2
9941612Controlling metaphor- metaphor that dominate the peace3
9941613Fallacy- flaw in reasoning4
9941614Persona- narrator in a non person 1st novel5
9941615Simile- comparison using like or as6
9941616Prelude- intro to a larger work7
9941617Refrain- line that repeats over and over8
9941618Requiem- song or prayer for the dead9
9941619Plaint- poem expressing sorrow10
9941620Femine rhyme- last 2 syllables rhyme11
9941621Free verseno rhyme or meter12
9941622Euphemism- word or phrase that takes the place of a harsh meaning13
9941623Epitaph- lines commemorating the dead14
9941624Epic- long narrative poem on something serious15
9941625Foot- basic rhythmic unit in poetry16
9941626Dramatic monologue- 1. Play: long speech with feelings 2. poem: narrator speaks to a silent audience17
9941627Mock epic- parity on an epic; takes simple and raises it18
9941628Lament- grief, sadness19
9941629Syntax- word order20
9941630Couplet- 2 lines 2gether that rhyme21
9941631Pastoral- something that idolizes nature as a perfect place22
9941632Diction- word choice23
9941633Doggerel- crude, simplistic verse24
9941634Dirge- sad song25
9941635Foreshadowing- hints of whats to come26
9943101Enjambment- line continues over section w/no connection27
9943102Juxtaposition- linking things that you normally wouldn't to make a point28
9943103Aesthetic- appealing to the senses29
9943104Zeugma- use of a word to modify 2 or more words but used for diff. meanings30
9943105Utopia- "nowhere", generally an ideal place31
9943106Truism- way to obvious truth32
9943107Travesty- grotesque parody33
9943108Thesis- the main point34
9943109Symbolism- having something represent something else35
9943110Suspension- agreement of theater audience to accept the limitations of the stage36
9943111Satire- make fun of a part of society in order to fix it37
9943112Pun- play on words38
9943113Rhetorical question- question that suggests an answer39
9943114Rhapsody- intensely strong passionate verse40
9943115Parody- exaggerates a specific work41
9943116Lampoon- satire42
9943117Decorum- styled according to social standing of person43
9943118Denotation- dictionary meaning of the word44
9943119Corrotationfeeling and meaning put behind a word45
9943120Onomatopoeia- sounds like the sound it makes46
9943121Euphony- harmonious sounds47
9943122Dissonance- grading of incompatible sounds48
9943123Cacophony- deliberately using harsh awkward sounds49
9943124Mixed metaphor- 1 metaphor mixed w/ another50
9943125Elegiac- when author meditates on death, dying and mortality51
9943126Farce- stupid humor, funny poem52
9943894Gothicliterature movement that spread throughout the arts scaring, depressing53
9943895Anecdotal- use a story to explain things54
9943896Archaism- how author deliberately uses old dialect55
9943897Subjectivity- personal views or subject56
9943898Objectivity- treat subject as object w/o feeling57
9943899Lyricsweet and bloatious in sound, also a type of poem that explores the owners personal thoughts about the world58
9943900Academic- dry and theoretical writing59
9943901Abstract- complex; discussing intangible qualities60
9943902Metaphor- compare w/o using like or as61
9943903Metaphysical conceit-type of conceit comparing a physical and a spiritual thing62
9943904Conceit- extended metaphor comparing 2 very different things 2gether63
9943905Coinage- make up a new word64
9943906Colloquialism- conversational English65
9943907Classic- 1. Typical 2. Masterpiece 3. Ancient Greece or Rome66
9943908Bombastic- stuck up, snooty67
9943909Parenthetical phrase-when you set it off w/ commas for detail68
9943910Anaphora-when being phrase is exact ally the same69
9943911Parallelisim- grammatically equal70
9943912Paradox-statement that contradicts itself but makes sense when you think about it71
9943913Parablestory that teaches a lesson72
9943914Metonym/ synecdoche- world where a part represents' a whole73
99439150xymoron- 2 contradictory words 2 make a pt.74
9943916Inversion- not normal word order75
9943917Interior monologue-inner thinking by a chara. for 1 long patch, don't confuse w/ stream of consciousness76
9943918In medias res-when poem story begins in middle of something77
9943919Hyperbole- exaggeration78
9944383Genre- types of literature79
9944384Caricature- portrait whether verbal or visual it exaggerates a certain quality80
9944385Cadence- the beat or rhythm of poetry that gives off a feeling81
9944386Bathos- tried to invoke sympathy but missed82
9944387Pathos- where a scene invokes a feeling of deep sympathy or pity83
9944388Ballad- long narrative poem dealing w/ folksy topics and generally tells a light story84
9944389Apostrophe- inanimate are spoken to by animate objects85
9944390Chorus-group that commits an action and a plot86
9944391Melodrama- cheesy theater87
9944392Tragedy- play or work on a darker subject88
9944393Comedy- play or work on lighter subject meant 2 teach nothing89
9944394Soliloquy- a long speech made by 1 chara. by himself on stage90
9944395Monologue- long speech made by 1 chara.91
9944396Aside- speech or line said to the audience that actors pretend not to hear92
9944397Aphorism- short witty saying about life93
9944398Stock characters- 1 dimensional chara. that represents a stereo type94
9944399Hamartia- movement in the play that calls their flaw which causes the fall95
9944400Tragic flaw- part of their chara. that causes their fall96
9944401Catharsis- emotional cleansing97
9944402Hubris- ego, excessive pride98
9944403Tragic hero- chara. in drama that we learn from99
9944404Nemesis- protagonists arch enemy100
9944405Foil- secondary chara. whose purpose is to highlight a characteristic of hero101
9944406Antihero- chara. that has all heroic characteristics but Is decidedly bad102
9944407Protagonist- main chara.103
9944408Antagonist- force against main chara.104
9944409Anticlimactic- when it builds and builds to something big but doesn't happen105
9944410Canto- section division of long poetry106
9944606Point of view- a) first person b) 3rd person limited c) 3rd person omniscient d) 3rd person objective e) stream of consciousness f) unreliable narration g) second person pt. of view107
9944607Personification- inanimate objects given human shape108
9944608Anthropomorphistinanimate objects given human characteristics109
9944609Analogy- comparison at 2 parts to compare a pt.110
9944610Anachronism- misplaced in time111
9944611Illusion- reference to something author expects you to get: bible, myth, literal, and history112
9944612Consonance- repetition of consonant sounds113
9944613Assonance- repetition of vowel sounds114
9944614Alliteration- repetition of consonant sounds @ beginning of words115
9944615Allegory- all aspects of story have symbolic meaning116
9944616Irony- a) verbal b) dramatic c) situational117
9944834burlesquestyle of writing that takes a serious form and exaggerates it118

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