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10720286487Sonneta poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line.0
10720286488travesty(n.) a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; (v.) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion1
10720286489ArchaismThe use of deliberately old-fashioned language.2
10720286490FootA metrical unit composed of stressed and unstressed syllables.3
10720286491formThe form of a piece of writing is simply its structure, how it is constructed and organized.4
10720286492structurethe arrangement or framework of a sentence, paragraph, or entire work5
10720286493SimileA comparison of two unlike things using like or as6
10720286494Puna joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.7
10720286495Gothic novelA novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action8
10720286496ParadoxA statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.9
10720286497Anaphorathe repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses10
10720286498SyntaxThe arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.11
10720286499euphonypleasant, harmonious sound12
10720286500masculine rhymerhyme that falls on the stressed and concluding syllables of the rhyme-words13
10720286501Ironythe expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.14
10720286502MelodramaA literary form in which events are exaggerated in order to create an extreme emotional response.15
10720286503Couplettwo lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.16
10832968448Voltathe shift or point of dramatic change in a poem17
10832968449Utopiaperfect society18
10832968450Shakespearean sonnetA fourteen line poem with a specific rhyme scheme19
11113435152AntiheroCentral character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. may lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples.20
11113435153Nemisissomething causing pain or harm; enemy21
11113435154cadencerhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words22
11113435155requiema religious service or song for the deceased23
11113435156bombastarrogant, pompous language24
11113435157chorusA group of characters in Greek tragedy (and in later forms of drama), who comment on the action of a play without participation in it.25
11113435158MeterA regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry26
11113435159RhymeRepetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem.27
11113435160RythymA strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.28
11130940180bombastarrogant, pompous language29
11130940181AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds30
11130940182dirgea funeral hymn or mournful speech31
11130940183interior monologuea piece of writing expressing a character's inner thoughts32
11130940184lampoona written satire used to ridicule or attack someone33
11130940185Objectivitytreating facts without influence from personal feelings or prejudices34
11130940186OnomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.35
11130940187requiemA song or religious service for the dead or lost36
11130940188Subjectivitya personal presentation of events and characters, influenced by the author's feelings and opinions37
11130940189Zeugmause of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous, meanings38
11237203322Colloquialisminformal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing39
11237203323Globe TheaterShakespeare's theater40
11237203324Inversioninverted order of words in a sentence (variation of the subject-verb-object order)41
11237203325Metonyma word, name, or expression used as a substitute for something else with which it is closely associated42
11237203326Hubrisexcessive pride or self-confidence43
11237277880Asidea line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage44
11302168445cacophonyA harsh, discordant mixture of sounds45
11302168446AphorismA brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.46
11302168447Hubrisexcessive pride47
11302183244prallelism48

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