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| 5355350473 | accent | rhythmically significant stress on the syllables of a verse usually at regular intervals | 0 | |
| 5355350474 | allegory | a work of art, such as a story or painting, in which the characters, images, and/or events act as symbols; the symbolism in an allegory can be interpreted to have a deeper meaning | 1 | |
| 5355350475 | alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter/sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words | 2 | |
| 5355350476 | allusion | used to reference another object outside of the work of literature | 3 | |
| 5355350477 | annotation | a note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram | 4 | |
| 5355350478 | antagonist | a character, group of characters, or other force that presents an obstacle or is in direct conflict with the protagonist | 5 | |
| 5355350479 | apostrophe | when a speaker breaks off from addressing one party and instead addresses a third party; this third party may be an individual, either present or absent in the scene | 6 | |
| 5355350480 | archetype | a reoccurring symbol or motif throughout literature that represents universal patterns of human nature | 7 | |
| 5355350481 | aside | when a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by the other actors on the stage | 8 | |
| 5355350482 | assonance | repetition of a vowel sound or diphthong in non-rhyming words | 9 | |
| 5355350483 | bildungsroman | a coming-of-age story, which focuses on a narrative of a young adult growing morally and psychologically into an adult | 10 | |
| 5355350484 | blank verse | a type of poetry written in a regular meter that does not contain rhyme; most commonly written in iambic pentameter | 11 | |
| 5355350485 | caesura | a complete stop in a line of poetry; formed by the rhythms of natural speech | 12 | |
| 5355350486 | carpe diem | common moral/theme in classical literature that the reader should make the most out of life and should enjoy it before it ends | 13 | |
| 5355350487 | catharsis | the release of emotions such as pity, sadness, and fear; involves the change of extreme emotion to lead to internal restoration and renewal | 14 | |
| 5355350488 | dynamic character | a literary character who undergoes an important inner change | 15 | |
| 5355350489 | static character | a literary character who undergoes little or no inner change | 16 | |
| 5355350490 | flat character | a literary character who is relatively uncomplicated and does not change throughout the course of a work | 17 | |
| 5355350491 | round character | a literary character who is complex and undergoes development, sometimes sufficiently to surprise the reader | 18 | |
| 5355350492 | chorus | group of people that sang, danced, and made comments about the action on stage; gave you key information about events happening off stage | 19 | |
| 5355350493 | cliche | an expression that has been overused to the extent that it loses its original meaning or novelty | 20 | |
| 5355350494 | colloquial | use of informal words, phrases, or slang in a piece of writing | 21 | |
| 5355350495 | conflict | a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces | 22 | |
| 5355350496 | connotation | the emotional or cultural association with that word rather than its dictionary definition; not the explicit meaning of the word, but rather the meaning that the word implies | 23 | |
| 5355350497 | consonance | a literary device in which a consonant sound is repeated in words that are in close proximity | 24 | |
| 5355350498 | convention | defining features of particular literary genres; features or practices of certain genres that readers or audiences understand, recognize and accept as techniques to facilitate the plot | 25 | |
| 5355350499 | couplet | a successive pair of lines in a poem; generally rhyme with each other and contain the same meter | 26 | |
| 5355350500 | crisis | literary work moment of greatest intensity - thereafter resolved | 27 | |
| 5355350501 | denotation | the actual definition of the word rather than the nuances of its meaning or the feelings it implies | 28 | |
| 5355350502 | dialect | the variety of a language that a group of people speak, separated either by geography, class, or ethnicity; most often applied to the different speech patterns of people from different regions | 29 | |
| 5355350503 | diction | the choice of words and style of expression that an author makes and uses in a work of literature | 30 | |
| 5355350504 | dramatic monologue | type of poem in which speaker is directly addressing and talking to some other person | 31 | |
| 5355350505 | elegy | a mournful poem, usually written in remembrance of a lost one for a funeral or as a lament; tells the traffic story of an individual, or an individual's loss, rather than the collective story of a people | 32 | |
| 5355350506 | end-stopped line | a poetic device in which a pause comes at the end of a syntactic unit | 33 | |
| 5355350507 | enjambment | a term used in poetry to refer to lines that end without punctuation and without completing a sentence or clause | 34 | |
| 5355350508 | epic | long narrative poem in which heroes of great historical or legendary importance perform valorous deeds | 35 | |
| 5355350509 | epigram | a metaphorical device that is a memorable, brief, interesting, and surprising satirical statement | 36 | |
| 5355350510 | epiphany | moment in story where character achieves realization or awareness of something important | 37 | |
| 5355350511 | fixed form | verse follows a fixed way of being written | 38 | |
| 5355350512 | flashback | interruptions that writers do to insert past events | 39 | |
| 5355350513 | foil | a character who contrasts with another to highlight particular qualities of another character | 40 | |
| 5355350514 | foot | combination of stressed and unstressed syllables | 41 | |
| 5355350515 | foreshadowing | a literary device in which the author gives clues about events that will happen later in the story | 42 | |
| 5355350516 | form | an arrangement of the elements in a composition | 43 | |
| 5355350517 | free verse | free from limitations of regular meter or rhythm in poetry | 44 | |
| 5355350518 | genre | category of literary composition | 45 | |
| 5355350519 | hamartia | the fatal flaw in a protagonist or hero that leads to this character's downfall | 46 | |
| 5355350520 | hubris | an extreme expression of pride or self-confidence in a character | 47 | |
| 5355350521 | hyperbole | the use of obvious and deliberate exaggeration | 48 | |
| 5355350522 | iambic pentameter | a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable | 49 | |
| 5355350523 | imagery | description that appeals to the five senses | 50 | |
| 5355350524 | dramatic irony | irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood only by the audience | 51 | |
| 5355350525 | tragic irony | the use of dramatic irony in a tragedy, so that the audience is aware that a character's words or actions will bring about a tragic or fatal result, while the character himself is not | 52 | |
| 5355350526 | sarcasm | meant to mock with satirical remarks | 53 | |
| 5355350527 | juxtaposition | two or more things placed together to compare/contrast | 54 | |
| 5355350528 | line | unit of language in which a poem/play is divided | 55 | |
| 5355350529 | controlling metaphor | dominates an entire literary piece; a symbolic story, where the whole poem may be a metaphor for something else; motif | 56 | |
| 5355350530 | extended metaphor | introduced and further developed throughout all or part of a work | 57 | |
| 5355350531 | implied metaphor | compares two unlike things without mentioning them | 58 | |
| 5355350532 | metonymy | replaces name of a thing with name of something closely associated with it | 59 | |
| 5355350533 | synecdoche | a metaphor that uses a part of an object to represent the whole thing | 60 | |
| 5355350534 | metaphysical conceit | sets up an analogy between two entities that would not usually invite comparison, often drawing connections between the physical and the spiritual | 61 | |
| 5355350535 | meter | unit of rhyme in poetry | 62 | |
| 5355350536 | mood | evokes certain feelings or vibes in reader through words; atmosphere | 63 | |
| 5355350537 | motif | any recurring element that has symbolic significance in the story | 64 | |
| 5355350538 | narrative frame | a plot device in which the author places the main narrative of his or her work within another narrative | 65 | |
| 5355350539 | narrative poem | form of poetry that tells a story | 66 | |
| 5355350540 | first-person narrator | point of view where story is narrated by one character | 67 | |
| 5355350541 | omniscient narrator | narrator knows thoughts and feelings of every character | 68 | |
| 5355350542 | unreliable narrator | credibility has been compromised | 69 | |
| 5355350543 | octave | verse consisting of 8 lines of iambic pentameter | 70 | |
| 5355350544 | onomatopoeia | word that imitates sounds | 71 | |
| 5355350545 | oxymoron | a figure of speech in which two seemingly opposing and contradictory elements are juxtaposed; often reveal a paradox | 72 | |
| 5355350546 | paradox | contrary to expectations, beliefs, opinions - but may include a latent truth | 73 | |
| 5355350547 | parallel structure | repetition of same patterns of words/phrases within a sentence or passage | 74 | |
| 5355350548 | anaphora | deliberate repetition of first part of sentence for artistic effect | 75 | |
| 5355350549 | personification | figure of speech in which a thing, an idea, or animal is given human attributes | 76 | |
| 5355350550 | Freytag's Triangle | plot structure of a literary work - exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution | 77 | |
| 5355350551 | exposition | sets scene | 78 | |
| 5355350552 | rising action | story builds | 79 | |
| 5355350553 | climax | moment of greatest tension in a story | 80 | |
| 5355350554 | falling action | events happen as a result of climax - story coming to a close | 81 | |
| 5355350555 | resolution | solves conflict | 82 | |
| 5355350556 | denouement | occurs just after the climax and is the final moment in which there is resolution for any remaining conflicts in the plot; all the loose ends of the plot are tied up in this last scene, secrets are revealed, and there may be a sense of catharsis for the reader or audience member at this point | 83 | |
| 5355350557 | point of view | position from which something is observed | 84 | |
| 5355350558 | objective point of view | no emotions; just facts | 85 | |
| 5355350559 | prose poem | poetry written in prose instead of verse but with poetic qualities | 86 | |
| 5355350560 | protagonist | main character | 87 | |
| 5355350561 | quatrain | stanza of four lines - alternate rhymes | 88 | |
| 5355350562 | reversal | observable change in direction | 89 | |
| 5355350563 | romanticism | style of literature in 18th and 19th centuries that emphasized imagination and emotions | 90 | |
| 5355350564 | eye rhyme | similarity in spelling | 91 | |
| 5355350565 | end rhyme | end with words that sound the same | 92 | |
| 5355350566 | internal rhyme | rhyme involving a word in a middle of a line, at end, in middle | 93 | |
| 5355350567 | near rhyme | rhyming in which words sound the same but not perfectly | 94 | |
| 5355350568 | rhyme scheme | ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines | 95 | |
| 5355350569 | rhythm | pattern of stressed and unstressed beats | 96 | |
| 5355350570 | satire | use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize people | 97 | |
| 5355350571 | sestet | last six lines of a sonnet | 98 | |
| 5355350572 | setting | time and place | 99 | |
| 5355350573 | simile | comparison using "as" or "like" | 100 | |
| 5355350574 | soliloquy | used in drama to reveal the innermost thoughts of a character; act of speaking one's thoughts | 101 | |
| 5355350575 | Petrarchan Sonnet | octave with rhyme scheme "abbaabba" and of a sestet with one of several rhyme schemes | 102 | |
| 5355350576 | Shakespearean Sonnet | three quatrains and a terminal couplet in iambic pentameter with "abab cdcd efef gg" | 103 | |
| 5355350577 | speaker | voice behind poem | 104 | |
| 5355350578 | stanza | division of four or more lines a fixed length, meter, rhyming scheme | 105 | |
| 5355350579 | stream of consciousness | method of narration that describes in words the flow of thoughts in the minds of the characters | 106 | |
| 5355350580 | stress | emphasis on certain syllables | 107 | |
| 5355350581 | subplot | plot subordinate to main plot of literary work | 108 | |
| 5355350582 | symbol | signifies ideas/qualities by giving them meanings | 109 | |
| 5355350583 | syntax | how words form a sentence; style of writing structure | 110 | |
| 5355350584 | theme | concept and moral of story | 111 | |
| 5355350585 | thesis | summarizes main point/claim of essay and is developed throughout work | 112 | |
| 5355350586 | tone | attitude of author toward subject/audience | 113 | |
| 5355350587 | tragedy | presents a serious subject about human suffering and corresponding terrible events | 114 | |
| 5355350588 | tragic flaw | trait in character leading to his/her downfall | 115 | |
| 5355350589 | verse | single line of poetry | 116 |
