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| 4310970526 | Anachronism | A person, scene,events or other element in literature that fails to correspond with time or era in which the work is set. | 0 | |
| 4310975287 | Antithesis | A rhetorical opposition or contrast of ideas by means of a grammatical arrangement of words, cultures, or sentences. | 1 | |
| 4310979392 | Apollonian | In contrast to Dionysian, it refers to the most noble, godlike qualities of human nature and behavior. | 2 | |
| 4310988618 | Apostrophe | A rhetorical device in which a speaker addresses a person or personified thing not present. | 3 | |
| 4310999188 | Assonance | The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose. | 4 | |
| 4311009277 | Ballad | A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited. | 5 | |
| 4311011256 | Bard | A poet; in olden times, a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment. | 6 | |
| 4311015139 | Blank verse | Poetry written in iambic pentameter, the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton. Lines generally don't rhyme | 7 | |
| 4311022141 | Caesura | A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse often (but not always) marked by punctuation. | 8 | |
| 4311026546 | Connotation | The suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase. | 9 | |
| 4311028969 | Couplet | A pair of rhyming lines in a poem. Two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter is sometimes called a heroic couplet. | 10 | |
| 4311033331 | Dionysian | As distinguished from Apollonian, the word refers to sensual, pleasure-seeking impulses | 11 | |
| 4311036479 | Elegy | A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value. | 12 | |
| 4311039130 | Elliptical construction | A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words. | 13 | |
| 4311042522 | Enjambment | In poetry, the use of successive lines w/ no punctuation or pause b/w them. | 14 | |
| 4311051565 | Epic | An extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero that is generally larger than life and is often considered a legendary figure such as Odysseus or Beowulf. | 15 | |
| 4311063048 | Eponymous | A term for the title character of a work of literature. | 16 | |
| 4311065361 | Euphemism | A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term. | 17 | |
| 4311070474 | Exposition | The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature. | 18 | |
| 4311073928 | Extended metaphor | A series of comparisons b/w two unlike objects. | 19 | |
| 4311077091 | Farce | A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose. | 20 | |
| 4311085559 | Foil | A major character whose personality or attitude contrasts with that of the main character.Juxtaposing one character against another intensifies the qualities of both to advantage or sometimes disadvantage. | 21 | |
| 4311093109 | Foot | A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line. | 22 | |
| 4311106833 | Free verse | A kind of poetry without rhymed lines, rhythm, or fixed metrical feet. | 23 | |
| 4311109461 | Harangue | A forceful sermon, lecture or tirade. | 24 |
