Terms : Hide Images
| 4768212590 | diction | (n) the author's choice of words or phrases in a literary work. | 0 | |
| 4768212591 | dramatic irony | (n) refers to a situation in which events or facts not known to a character on stage or in a fictional work are known to another character, the audience, or the reader. | 1 | |
| 4768212592 | dramatic monologue | (n) a lyric poem in which the speaker addresses someone whose replies are not recorded. | 2 | |
| 4768213177 | elegy | (n) a mourning poem of lament for an individual or tragic event. | 3 | |
| 4768213178 | enjambment | (n) the continuation of a complete idea from one line of poetry to another, without pause. | 4 | |
| 4768213179 | epiphany | (n) a revealing scene or moment in which a character experiences a deep realization about him/ himself. | 5 | |
| 4768213182 | epistrophe | (n) repetition of a concluding word or word endings. | 6 | |
| 4768213897 | euphemism | (n) using a mild or gentle phrase instead of a blunt, embarrassing, or painful one. | 7 | |
| 4768213898 | euphony | (n) attempting to group words together harmoniously, so that the consonants permit an easy and pleasing flow of sound when spoken. | 8 | |
| 4768214371 | exposition | (n) the opening section of a narrative or dramatic structure in which characters, setting, theme, and conflict can be revealed. | 9 | |
| 4768214372 | flashback | (n) interruption of the narrative to show an episode that happened before that particular point in the story. | 10 | |
| 4768214373 | foot | (n) a group of syllables in verse usually consisting of one accented syllable and the unaccented syllables associated with it. | 11 | |
| 4768214374 | foreshadowing | (n) a hint given to the reader of what is to come. | 12 | |
| 4768214375 | free verse | (n) a type of poetry that differs from conventional verse forms in being "free" from a fixed pattern of meter and rhyme. | 13 | |
| 4768214636 | hamartia | (n) a tragic flaw, especially a misperception, a lack of some important insight, or some blindness that ironically results from one's own strengths and abilities. | 14 |
