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| 8957136660 | Lit Terms Quiz 1 | lol no | 0 | |
| 8957139054 | Alliteration | number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series | 1 | |
| 8957139055 | Allusion | brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance | 2 | |
| 8957139056 | Annotation | a note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram | 3 | |
| 8957141605 | Antagonist | character, or a group of characters, which stands in opposition to the protagonist, which is the main character | 4 | |
| 8957141606 | Assonance | two or more words, close to one another repeat the same vowel sound, but start with different consonant sounds | 5 | |
| 8957144399 | Archetype | typical character, an action, or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature | 6 | |
| 8957144400 | Conflict | a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces, usually a protagonist and an antagonist | 7 | |
| 8957144401 | Connotation | meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly; cultural or emotional associations | 8 | |
| 8957146644 | Consonance | repetitive sounds produced by consonants withIN a sentence or phrase. This repetition often takes place in quick succession; don't confuse w alliteration; it is assonance but with consonants | 9 | |
| 8957146645 | Denotation | literal or dictionary meanings of a word | 10 | |
| 8957146646 | Diction | style of writing or choice of words | 11 | |
| 8957149575 | Epiphany | moment in the story where a character achieves realization, awareness, or a feeling of knowledge, after which events are seen through the prism of this new light in the story | 12 | |
| 8957149576 | Flashback | interruption of the chronological sequence with an earlier event | 13 | |
| 8957149577 | Foil | character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character. The objective is to highlight the traits of the other character | 14 | |
| 8957152182 | Foreshadowing | writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story | 15 | |
| 8957152183 | Imagery | to use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses | 16 | |
| 8957152184 | Irony | words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It may also be a situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated | 17 | |
| 8957155018 | Metaphor | implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics; does NOT use "like" or "as" | 18 | |
| 8957155019 | Mood | the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional setting that surrounds the readers | 19 | |
| 8957155020 | Motif | object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work | 20 | |
| 8957157012 | Personfication | a thing - an idea or an animal - is given human attributes | 21 | |
| 8957157013 | Point of View | who's eyes the story is presented through | 22 | |
| 8957157014 | Protagonist | central character or leading figure aka "hero" | 23 | |
| 8957159591 | Setting | the time and geographic location within a narrative or within a work of fiction | 24 | |
| 8957159592 | Symbol (ism) | object representing another, to give an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant | 25 | |
| 8957162086 | Thesis | statement in a non-fiction or a fiction work that a writer intends to support and prove | 26 | |
| 8957162087 | Tone | writer's attitude towards a subject; not to be confused with mood which is how the READER feels | 27 | |
| 8957169591 | Lit Terms Quiz 2 | yikessss | 28 | |
| 8957169592 | Narrative Technique | any of several specific methods the creator of a narrative uses to convey what they want | 29 | |
| 8957172004 | Iambic Pentameter | iamb- one syllable stressed followed by unstressed; pentameter= 5 iambs; a line with ten syllables total | 30 | |
| 8957174403 | Figurative Language | language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation | 31 | |
| 8957176700 | Structure | framework that underlies the order and manner in which a narrative is presented to a reader, listener, or viewer; plot/setting | 32 | |
| 8957176701 | Style | literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words — the author's word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text | 33 | |
| 8957176717 | Syntax | the way a writer writes; depends on one's syntax, word choice, and tone | 34 | |
| 8957178999 | Villanelle | a nineteen-line poem with two rhymes throughout | 35 | |
| 8957179000 | Rhetorical Technique | 36 | ||
| 8957181334 | Rhyme | repetition of similar sounding words, occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs | 37 | |
| 8957181336 | Haiku | three lines, where the first and last lines have five syllables, and the middle line has seven | 38 | |
| 8957183991 | Rhythm | expressed through stressed and unstressed syllables | 39 | |
| 8957183992 | Lyric | collection of verses and choruses, making up a complete song, or a short and non-narrative poem; expresses emotions | 40 | |
| 8957183993 | Ode | a form of poetry; praises something like a person, idea, or object; not very lengthy | 41 | |
| 8957186780 | Blank Verse | a literary device defined as un-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter. In poetry and prose, it has a consistent meter with 10 syllables in each line (pentameter); where, unstressed syllables are followed by stressed ones, five of which are stressed but do not rhyme | 42 | |
| 8957186781 | Cavalier Poets | school of English poets of the 17th century; wrote elegant verse, more light than serious | 43 | |
| 8957189681 | Metaphysical Poets | 17th-century England who inclined to the personal and intellectual complexity and concentration; used conceits; departed from traditional, genteel poetry | 44 | |
| 8957189682 | Pastoral | dealing with shepherds or rural life in a usually artificial manner and typically drawing a contrast between the innocence and serenity of the simple life and the misery and corruption of city and especially court life | 45 | |
| 8957189683 | Elegy | a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead | 46 | |
| 8957191833 | Epitaph | a brief writing or saying inscribed on a grave | 47 | |
| 8957191834 | Ballad | form of verse; can be sung; any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody | 48 | |
| 8957191835 | Romantic | movement that originated in Europe toward the end of the 18th century; emphasized individualism and denounced exploiting the poor | 49 | |
| 8957191850 | Gothic | style of writing that is characterized by elements of fear, horror, death, and gloom; emotions associated with it are fear and suspense | 50 | |
| 8957195308 | Dramatic Monologue | type of poem in which the speaker is directly addressing and talking to some other person; one way conversation for a long period of time | 51 | |
| 8957195309 | Narrative Poem | form of poetry that tells a story, often making the voices of a narrator and characters as well | 52 | |
| 8957197769 | Epic | long narrative poem, often written about a hero or heroines | 53 | |
| 8957197770 | Sestina | a poem with six stanzas of six lines and a final triplet, all stanzas having the same six words at the line-ends in six different sequences that follow a fixed pattern | 54 | |
| 8957200258 | Lit Terms Quiz 3 | -_- | 55 | |
| 8957200259 | Apostrophe | speaks directly to someone who is not present or is dead, or speaks to an inanimate object | 56 | |
| 8957202442 | Bildungsroman | a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education; about a young protagonist's morals and psychology developing | 57 | |
| 8957202443 | Catharsis | emotional discharge through which one can achieve a state of moral or spiritual renewal, or achieve a state of liberation from anxiety and stress | 58 | |
| 8957204226 | Chiasmus | a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form | 59 | |
| 8957204227 | Climax | point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point | 60 | |
| 8957204228 | Comic Relief | comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections | 61 | |
| 8957207009 | Conceit | kind of metaphor that compares two very unlike things in a surprising and clever way. Often, conceits are extended metaphors that dominate an entire passage or poem | 62 | |
| 8957207011 | Deus ex Machina | circumstance where an implausible concept or a divine character is introduced into a storyline, for the purpose of resolving its conflict and procuring an interesting outcome | 63 | |
| 8957209794 | Enjambment | The running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without terminal punctuation | 64 | |
| 8957209795 | Hubris | pride which leads to a character's downfall | 65 | |
| 8957211768 | In Media Res | a narrative that begins, not at the beginning of a story, but somewhere in the middle — usually at some crucial point in the action | 66 | |
| 8957211769 | Meter | a stressed and unstressed syllabic pattern in a verse, or within the lines of a poem | 67 | |
| 8957211770 | Metonymy | a word or phrase that is used to stand in for another word ex.: "pen" = written word | 68 | |
| 8957214264 | Oxymoron | two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect. The common oxymoron phrase is a combination of an adjective proceeded by a noun with contrasting meanings | 69 | |
| 8957214265 | Pun | a play on words that produces a humorous effect by using a word that suggests two or more meanings, or by exploiting similar sounding words that have different meanings | 70 | |
| 8957216600 | Sonnet | has 14 lines, and is written in iambic pentameter. Each line has 10 syllables. It has a specific rhyme scheme, and a volta, or a specific turn | 71 | |
| 8957216601 | Soliloquoy | a person in a play talks to himself without acknowledging the presence of any other person; reveal the innermost thoughts of a character and progresses the play | 72 | |
| 8957219276 | Tragic Hero | when the protagonist faces his or her downfall due to a tragic flaw or judgement error | 73 | |
| 8957223049 | Verse | a single line of poetry | 74 |
