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| 6698002612 | allegory | story or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning |  | 0 |
| 6698002613 | alliteration | beginning of same letter or sound in closely connected words |  | 1 |
| 6698002614 | allusion | indirect of passing reference |  | 2 |
| 6698025702 | ambiguity | the expression of a idea in language which gives more than one meaning and leave uncertainty as to the meaning. | 3 | |
| 6698002615 | anaphora | repetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning |  | 4 |
| 6698030660 | anachronism | something out of its place in time or history: Julius Caesar riding a motorcycle. | 5 | |
| 6698002616 | antagonist | a hostile person who is opposed to another character |  | 6 |
| 6698037392 | anti-hero | a protagonist who is the antithesis of the hero - graceless, inept, stupid, sometimes dishonest. | 7 | |
| 6698046736 | aphorism | brief statement which expresses an observation on life, usually intended as a wise observation. | 8 | |
| 6698002617 | apostrophe | figure of speech used to adresss an imaginary character |  | 9 |
| 6698002618 | approximate rhyme | words in rhyming pattern that sound alike |  | 10 |
| 6698002619 | aside | when a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on the stage |  | 11 |
| 6698002620 | assonance | repetition of vowel sounds |  | 12 |
| 6698053180 | aubade | a poem about morning. | 13 | |
| 6698056928 | ballad | a form of verse to be sung or recited and characterized by a dramatic or exciting episode in fairly short narrative; poem written in a song-like stanza form. | 14 | |
| 6698063008 | bildungsroman | (German: growth novel)—a novel showing the development of its central character from childhood to maturity. | 15 | |
| 6698002621 | blank verse | poetry written in meter without an ending rhyme |  | 16 |
| 6698002622 | cacophony | blend of unharmonious sounds |  | 17 |
| 6698002623 | caesura | pause in the middle of a line |  | 18 |
| 6698002624 | catharsis | Aristotle's word for the pity and fear an audience experiences upon viewing the downfall of a hero. the release of emotions through art (emotional cleanse) |  | 19 |
| 6698002625 | flat character | story character who have no depth, usually has one personality or characteristic |  | 20 |
| 6698002626 | round character | character who has complex personality: contradicted person |  | 21 |
| 6698002627 | dynamic character | changes throughout the story, through major conflict |  | 22 |
| 6698002628 | static character | person who doesn't change throughout story keeps same personality |  | 23 |
| 6698071807 | carpe diem | (Latin-- "seize the day") A theme, especially common in lyric poetry, that emphasize that life is short, time is fleeting, and that one should make the most of present pleasures. | 24 | |
| 6698002629 | characterization | process of revealing characters personality |  | 25 |
| 6698002630 | climax | point where conflict hits its highest point |  | 26 |
| 6698002631 | comedy | drama that is amusing or funny |  | 27 |
| 6698087944 | conceit | an extended metaphor - two unlike things are compared in several different ways. | 28 | |
| 6698002632 | conflict | struggle between opposing forces |  | 29 |
| 6698002633 | connotation | secondary meaning to a word |  | 30 |
| 6698002634 | consonance | repetition of same consonant in words close together |  | 31 |
| 6698002635 | couplet | two rhyming lines in a verse |  | 32 |
| 6698002636 | denotation | the literal meaning of a word |  | 33 |
| 6698002637 | denouement | final outcome of the story |  | 34 |
| 6698002638 | deus ex machina | resolution of a plot by chance or coincidence |  | 35 |
| 6698097992 | dialect | speech peculiar to a region; exhibits distinctions between two groups or even two persons. | 36 | |
| 6698102617 | diction | an author's choice of words—i.e., simple, sophisticated, colloquial, formal, or informal. | 37 | |
| 6698002639 | didactic writing | writing with a primary purpose to teach or preach |  | 38 |
| 6698002640 | direct presentation of character | author telling the reader how a character is and what actions it will do further in the story |  | 39 |
| 6698002641 | double rhyme | rhyme where the repeated vowel is in the second last syllable of words involved (ex; born scorn) | 40 | |
| 6698002642 | dramatic exposition | prose commentaries, to provide background information about the characters and their world |  | 41 |
| 6698112822 | dramatic monologue | a poem that reveals a "soul in action" through the speech of one character in a dramatic situation. | 42 | |
| 6698117972 | dystopia | the opposite of a utopia; a controlled world where pain exists instead of pleasure. | 43 | |
| 6698123097 | elegy | lyrical poem about death; a serious poem, usually meant to express grief or sorrow. The theme is serious, usually death. | 44 | |
| 6698002643 | end rhyme | rhymes occurring at the end of line |  | 45 |
| 6698002644 | end stopped line | line ending in regular punctuation |  | 46 |
| 6698002645 | English sonnet | a sonnet rhyming abab cdcd efef gg |  | 47 |
| 6698127944 | enjambment | line of verse that carries over into next line without a pause of any kind. | 48 | |
| 6698132604 | epic | a long narrative, usually written in elevated language, which related the adventures of a hero upon whom rests the fate of a nation. | 49 | |
| 6698002646 | epiphany | when a character receives a spiritual insight into their life |  | 50 |
| 6698002647 | euphony | smooth choice and arrangement of sounds |  | 51 |
| 6698137594 | euphemism | substitute word(s) that sounds better than another (lingerie instead of underwear); the use of inoffensive or neutral words to describe a harsher, more serious concept. | 52 | |
| 6698143806 | exposition | the introductory material which sets the tone, gives the setting, introduces the characters, and supplies necessary facts; may be the first section of the typical Plot, in which Characters are introduced, the Setting is described, and any necessary background information is given. | 53 | |
| 6698002648 | extended figure | A figure of speech sustained or developed through a considerable number of lines or through a whole poem. |  | 54 |
| 6698002649 | falling action | Events after the climax, leading to the resolution |  | 55 |
| 6698002650 | feminine rhyme | lines rhymed by their final two syllables |  | 56 |
| 6698002651 | figurative language | Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling. |  | 57 |
| 6698002652 | figure of speech | a way of saying something other than the ordinary way |  | 58 |
| 6698151481 | foil | character who provides a contrast to another character, thus emphasizing the other's traits; a character in a play who sets off the main character or other characters by comparison. | 59 | |
| 6698002653 | foot | basic unit in the scansion or measurement of verse , stressed and un stressed syllables |  | 60 |
| 6698155972 | foreshadowing | the arrangement and presentation of events and information in such a way that prepare for later events in a work. | 61 | |
| 6698002654 | form | external pattern or shape of a poem |  | 62 |
| 6698163733 | frame | a narrative constructed so that one or more stories are embedded within another story. | 63 | |
| 6698002655 | free verse | Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme |  | 64 |
| 6698002656 | hamartia | tragic flaw which causes a character's downfall |  | 65 |
| 6698237558 | hero | main character who has strength or moral character, a noble cause. | 66 | |
| 6698002657 | imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) |  | 67 |
| 6698002658 | indirect presentation of character | the personality of a character is revealed by what he or she does or says |  | 68 |
| 6698002659 | internal rhyme | A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line |  | 69 |
| 6698002660 | irony | A contrast between expectation and reality |  | 70 |
| 6698002661 | verbal irony | A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant |  | 71 |
| 6698002662 | dramatic irony | Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play. |  | 72 |
| 6698167763 | genre | a specific kind or category of literature, e.g., mystery story, sonnet, romance novel. | 73 | |
| 6698002663 | irony of situation | refers to an occurrence that is contrary to what is expected or intended |  | 74 |
| 6698002664 | italian sonnet | A sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd |  | 75 |
| 6698252149 | juxtaposition | the positioning of ideas or images side by side for emphasis or to show contrast. | 76 | |
| 6698002665 | masculine rhyme | A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable |  | 77 |
| 6698002666 | melodrama | a play based upon a dramatic plot and developed sensationally |  | 78 |
| 6698002667 | metaphor | A comparison without using like or as |  | 79 |
| 6698002668 | meter | A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry |  | 80 |
| 6698002669 | metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it |  | 81 |
| 6698262927 | motif (leitmotif) | a recurring concept or story element in literature. It includes concepts such as types of incident or situation, as in the parting of lovers at dawn; plot devices; patterns of imagery; or archetypes and character types, such as the despairing lover, conquering hero, or wicked stepmother. | 82 | |
| 6698002670 | motivation | A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior |  | 83 |
| 6698002671 | narrator | Person telling the story |  | 84 |
| 6698269313 | naturalism | writing that demonstrates a deep interest in nature (often sees nature as indifferent to the plight of man); also used to describe any form of extreme realism. | 85 | |
| 6698002672 | octave | 8 line stanza |  | 86 |
| 6698275500 | ode | a long, formal lyric poem with a serious theme; a form of lyric poetry using elaborate, sophisticated vocabulary in iambic pentameter. It usually focuses upon a single object or person. | 87 | |
| 6698002673 | onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. |  | 88 |
| 6698002674 | hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor |  | 89 |
| 6698002675 | oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. |  | 90 |
| 6698002676 | paradox | A contradiction or dilemma |  | 91 |
| 6698282214 | parallelism | the repetition of syntactical similarities in passages closely connected for rhetorical effect. | 92 | |
| 6698002677 | paraphrase | A restatement of a text or passage in your own words. |  | 93 |
| 6698289751 | persona | the mask worn by an actor in Greek drama. In a literary context, the persona is the character of the first-person narrator in verse or prose narratives, and the speaker in lyric poetry. The use of the term "persona" (as distinct from "author") stresses that the speaker is part of the fictional creation, invented for the author's particular purposes in a given literary work. | 94 | |
| 6698002678 | personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes |  | 95 |
| 6698002679 | plot | Sequence of events in a story | | 96 |
| 6698002680 | point of view | The perspective from which a story is told |  | 97 |
| 6698002681 | omniscient point of view | The point of view where the narrator knows everything about the characters and their problems - told in the 3rd person. |  | 98 |
| 6698002682 | third person limited point of view | narrator tells the story from only one character's pov |  | 99 |
| 6698002683 | first person point of view | a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself |  | 100 |
| 6698002684 | objective point of view | a narrator who is totally impersonal and objective tells the story, with no comment on any characters or events. |  | 101 |
| 6698002685 | protagonist | Main character |  | 102 |
| 6698002686 | quatrain | A four line stanza |  | 103 |
| 6698296334 | rhetoric | The art of speaking or writing effectively; skill in the eloquent use of language. | 104 | |
| 6698299050 | rhetorical device | device used to produce effective speaking or writing. | 105 | |
| 6698002687 | rhythm | A regularly recurring sequence of events or actions. |  | 106 |
| 6698002688 | rhyme scheme | A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem |  | 107 |
| 6698002689 | rising action | Events leading up to the climax |  | 108 |
| 6698002690 | sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt |  | 109 |
| 6698002691 | satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. |  | 110 |
| 6698002692 | scansion | Analysis of verse into metrical patterns |  | 111 |
| 6698002693 | sestet | 6 line stanza |  | 112 |
| 6698002694 | setting | The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs. |  | 113 |
| 6698002695 | simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" |  | 114 |
| 6698002696 | soliloquy | A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage |  | 115 |
| 6698002697 | sonnet | 14 line poem |  | 116 |
| 6698002698 | stanza | A group of lines in a poem | | 117 |
| 6698002699 | stream of consciousness | private thoughts of a character without commentary |  | 118 |
| 6698002700 | syllabic verse | Verse measured by the number of syllables rather than the number of feet per line. |  | 119 |
| 6698306962 | syllogism | the underlying structure of deductive reasoning, having a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion based on logic. Syllogisms are either valid or invalid. | 120 | |
| 6698002701 | symbol | A thing that represents or stands for something else |  | 121 |
| 6698312286 | symbolism | using an image to represent an idea. Ex. Storms often symbolize impending disaster, red rose=love, dove=peace, black cat=bad luck. | 122 | |
| 6698002702 | synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part of something stands for the whole or the whole for a part, as wheels for automobile or society for high society. |  | 123 |
| 6698002703 | synesthesia | describing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound") |  | 124 |
| 6698322737 | syntax | the arrangement of words in a sentence, the grammar of a sentence. | 125 | |
| 6698002704 | tercet | 3 line stanza | | 126 |
| 6698002705 | terza rima | a verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc. |  | 127 |
| 6698002706 | theme | Central idea of a work of literature an ingredient of a literary work which gives the work unity. The theme provides an answer to the question, "What is the work about?" Each literary work carries its own theme(s). Unlike plot, which deals with the action of a work, theme concerns itself with a work, theme concerns itself with a work's message or contains the general idea of a work and is worded in a complete sentence. |  | 128 |
| 6698002707 | tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character |  | 129 |
| 6698002708 | tragedy | A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character |  | 130 |
| 6698348351 | tragic flaw | A mistake, misunderstanding, or error in judgment that causes a hero's downfall. | 131 | |
| 6698356375 | trope | another name for figurative language. | 132 | |
| 6698002709 | truncation | Utilizing a melody with part of the end omitted. |  | 133 |
| 6698002710 | understandment | the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis |  | 134 |
| 6698002711 | verse | A single line of poetry writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme | | 135 |
| 6698002712 | vilanelle | a nineteen-line poem with two rhymes throughout, consisting of five tercets and a quatrain, with the first and third lines of the opening tercet recurring alternately at the end of the other tercets and with both repeated at the close of the concluding quatrain. |  | 136 |
