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| 8454190899 | allegory | story or poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning |  | 0 |
| 8454190900 | alliteration | beginning of same letter or sound in closely connected words |  | 1 |
| 8454190901 | allusion | indirect of passing reference |  | 2 |
| 8454190902 | anaphora | repetition in first part of a sentence , to have an artistic meaning |  | 3 |
| 8454190903 | antagonist | a hostile person who is opposed to another character |  | 4 |
| 8454190904 | apostrophe | figure of speech used to adresss an imaginary character |  | 5 |
| 8454190905 | approximate rhyme | words in rhyming pattern that sound alike |  | 6 |
| 8454190906 | aside | when a character's dialogue is spoken but not heard by other actors on the stage |  | 7 |
| 8454190907 | assonance | repetition of vowel sounds |  | 8 |
| 8454190908 | blank verse | poetry written in meter without an ending rhyme |  | 9 |
| 8454190909 | cacophony | blend of unharmonious sounds |  | 10 |
| 8454190910 | caesura | pause in the middle of a line |  | 11 |
| 8454190911 | catharsis | the release of emotions through art (emotional cleanse) |  | 12 |
| 8454190912 | flat character | story character who have no depth, usually has one personality or characteristic |  | 13 |
| 8454190913 | round character | character who has complex personality: contradicted person |  | 14 |
| 8454190914 | dynamic character | changes throughout the story, through major conflict |  | 15 |
| 8454190915 | static character | person who doesn't change throughout story keeps same personality |  | 16 |
| 8454190916 | characterization | process of revealing characters personality |  | 17 |
| 8454190917 | climax | point where conflict hits its highest point |  | 18 |
| 8454190918 | comedy | drama that is amusing or funny |  | 19 |
| 8454190919 | conflict | struggle between opposing forces |  | 20 |
| 8454190920 | connotation | secondary meaning to a word |  | 21 |
| 8454190921 | consonance | repetition of same consonant in words close together |  | 22 |
| 8454190922 | couplet | two rhyming lines in a verse |  | 23 |
| 8454190923 | denotation | the literal meaning of a word |  | 24 |
| 8454190924 | denouement | final outcome of the story |  | 25 |
| 8454190925 | deus ex machina | resolution of a plot by chance or coincidence |  | 26 |
| 8454190926 | didactic writing | writing with a primary purpose to teach or preach |  | 27 |
| 8454190930 | end rhyme | rhymes occurring at the end of line |  | 28 |
| 8454190931 | end stopped line | line ending in regular punctuation |  | 29 |
| 8454190932 | English sonnet | a sonnet rhyming ababcdcdededgg |  | 30 |
| 8454190933 | epiphany | when a character receives a spiritual insight into they life |  | 31 |
| 8454190934 | euphony | smooth choice and arrangement of sounds |  | 32 |
| 8454190936 | falling action | Events after the climax, leading to the resolution |  | 33 |
| 8454190937 | feminine rhyme | lines rhymed by their final two syllables |  | 34 |
| 8454190938 | figurative language | Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling. |  | 35 |
| 8454190939 | figure of speech | a way of saying something other than the ordinary way |  | 36 |
| 8454190940 | foot | basic unit in the scansion or measurement of verse , stressed and un stressed syllables |  | 37 |
| 8454190941 | form | external pattern or shape of a poem |  | 38 |
| 8454190942 | free verse | Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme |  | 39 |
| 8454190943 | hamartia | tragic flaw which causes a character's downfall |  | 40 |
| 8454190944 | imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) |  | 41 |
| 8454190946 | internal rhyme | A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line |  | 42 |
| 8454190947 | irony | Language that signifies the opposite of what it usually means. |  | 43 |
| 8454190948 | verbal irony | A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant |  | 44 |
| 8454190949 | dramatic irony | Irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play. |  | 45 |
| 8454190950 | irony of situation | refers to an occurrence that is contrary to what is expected or intended |  | 46 |
| 8454190951 | italian sonnet | A sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd |  | 47 |
| 8454190952 | masculine rhyme | A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable |  | 48 |
| 8454190953 | melodrama | a play based upon a dramatic plot and developed sensationally |  | 49 |
| 8454190954 | metaphor | A comparison without using like or as |  | 50 |
| 8454190955 | meter | A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry |  | 51 |
| 8454190956 | metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it |  | 52 |
| 8454190957 | motivation | A need or desire that energizes and directs behavior |  | 53 |
| 8454190958 | narrator | Person telling the story |  | 54 |
| 8454190959 | octave | 8 line stanza |  | 55 |
| 8454190960 | onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. |  | 56 |
| 8454190961 | hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor |  | 57 |
| 8454190962 | oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. |  | 58 |
| 8454190963 | paradox | A contradiction or dilemma |  | 59 |
| 8454190964 | paraphrase | A restatement of a text or passage in your own words. |  | 60 |
| 8454190965 | personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes |  | 61 |
| 8454190966 | plot | Sequence of events in a story | | 62 |
| 8454190967 | point of view | The perspective from which a story is told |  | 63 |
| 8454190968 | omniscient point of view | The point of view where the narrator knows everything about the characters and their problems - told in the 3rd person. |  | 64 |
| 8454190969 | third person limited point of view | narrator tells the story from only one character's pov |  | 65 |
| 8454190970 | first person point of view | a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself |  | 66 |
| 8454190971 | objective point of view | a narrator who is totally impersonal and objective tells the story, with no comment on any characters or events. |  | 67 |
| 8454190972 | protagonist | Main character |  | 68 |
| 8454190973 | quatrain | A four line stanza |  | 69 |
| 8454190974 | rhythm | A regularly recurring sequence of events or actions. |  | 70 |
| 8454190975 | rhyme scheme | A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem |  | 71 |
| 8454190976 | rising action | Events leading up to the climax |  | 72 |
| 8454190977 | sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt |  | 73 |
| 8454190978 | satire | A literary work that criticizes human misconduct and ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies. |  | 74 |
| 8454190979 | scansion | Analysis of verse into metrical patterns |  | 75 |
| 8454190980 | sestet | 6 line stanza |  | 76 |
| 8454190981 | setting | The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs. |  | 77 |
| 8454190982 | simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" |  | 78 |
| 8454190983 | soliloquy | A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage |  | 79 |
| 8454190984 | sonnet | 14 line poem |  | 80 |
| 8454190985 | stanza | A group of lines in a poem | | 81 |
| 8454190986 | stream of consciousness | private thoughts of a character without commentary |  | 82 |
| 8454190987 | syllabic verse | Verse measured by the number of syllables rather than the number of feet per line. |  | 83 |
| 8454190988 | symbol | A thing that represents or stands for something else |  | 84 |
| 8454190990 | synesthesia | describing one kind of sensation in terms of another ("a loud color", "a sweet sound") |  | 85 |
| 8454190991 | tercet | 3 line stanza | | 86 |
| 8454190992 | terza rima | a verse form with a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc, etc. |  | 87 |
| 8454190993 | theme | Central idea of a work of literature |  | 88 |
| 8454190994 | tone | Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character |  | 89 |
| 8454190995 | tragedy | A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character |  | 90 |
| 8454190997 | understatement | the deliberate representation of something as lesser in magnitude than it actually is; a deliberate under-emphasis |  | 91 |
| 8454190998 | verse | A single line of poetry writing arranged with a metrical rhythm, typically having a rhyme | | 92 |
| 8454318830 | malevolent | wishing, or appearing to wish, evil to others |  | 93 |
| 8454337841 | meticulous | extremely careful; particular about details |  | 94 |
| 8454346372 | garish | (adj.) glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way |  | 95 |
| 8454358124 | malicious | Intended to hurt or harm |  | 96 |
| 8454366978 | anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person |  | 97 |
| 8454376811 | perverse | (adj.) inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper | 98 | |
| 8454385046 | parody | a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner |  | 99 |
| 8454444162 | benevolent | (adj.) kindly, charitable |  | 100 |
| 8454450597 | pagan | A follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times. |  | 101 |
| 8454458884 | monotony | lack of variation |  | 102 |
| 8454469888 | winnow | sift; separate good parts from bad |  | 103 |
| 8454481784 | nostalgia | a longing for something past; homesickness |  | 104 |
| 8454490920 | elegy | a sad or mournful poem |  | 105 |
| 8454503570 | entralled | to captivate or charm |  | 106 |
| 8454509535 | euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant |  | 107 |
| 8454525340 | eccentric | a person with an unusual or odd personality |  | 108 |
| 8454534128 | introspection | examination of one's own thoughts and feelings |  | 109 |
| 8454539057 | opulent | (adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose |  | 110 |
| 8454545912 | admonition | gentle warning; friendly reproof |  | 111 |
| 8454550588 | parable | (n.) a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson |  | 112 |
| 8454557398 | iambic meter | unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable |  | 113 |
| 8454566359 | trochaic meter | a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable. |  | 114 |
| 8454572753 | veracity | truthfulness |  | 115 |
| 8454578353 | invocation | a call (usually upon a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration |  | 116 |
| 8454585226 | raconteur | witty, skillful storyteller |  | 117 |
| 8454589888 | sanctimonious | showing false piety or righteousness |  | 118 |
| 8454603509 | gothic | characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque |  | 119 |
| 8454612891 | pastoral | a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) |  | 120 |
| 8454617113 | surrealism | An artistic movement that displayed vivid dream worlds and fantastic unreal images |  | 121 |
| 8454620400 | naturalism | a very realistic or lifelike style of making images |  | 122 |
| 8454623492 | classicism | an adherence to the principals of Greek and Roman literature |  | 123 |
| 8454627718 | deduction | reasoning down from principles |  | 124 |
| 8454636910 | abject | (adj.) degraded; base, contemptible; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved | 125 | |
| 8898410158 | expository | explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition | 126 | |
| 8898412697 | interpretive | relating to, involving, or providing an interpretation or explanation of something | 127 | |
| 8898433540 | secular | Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters; nonreligioius | 128 | |
| 8898441085 | demeanor | behavior; manner of conducting oneself | 129 | |
| 8898450538 | sardonic | grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic | 130 | |
| 8898453777 | disconcerting | causing one to feel unsettled | 131 | |
| 8898460179 | solemn | serious; grave | 132 | |
| 8939910531 | acquiese | accept something reluctantly but without protest | 133 | |
| 8986824554 | enjambment | the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. | 134 | |
| 8986882562 | diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 135 | |
| 8986950491 | foreshadowing | A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader. | 136 | |
| 9001676535 | apostrophe | address to an absent or imaginary person | 137 | |
| 9001676574 | lament | to express sorrow; to grieve | 138 | |
| 9001684282 | deprivation | the state of lacking or doing without something; loss | 139 | |
| 9001684285 | dearth | (n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine | 140 | |
| 9001685622 | Contentious | Quarrelsome, inclined to argue | 141 | |
| 9001690127 | implication | an idea that is communicated indirectly, through a suggestion or hint | 142 | |
| 9092584391 | tempestuous | stormy, raging, furious | 143 | |
| 9092594085 | hearth | (n.) the floor of a fireplace; the fireside as a symbol of the home and family | 144 | |
| 9093388823 | philistine | a person who is guided by materialism and is disdainful of intellectual or artistic values | 145 | |
| 9189240128 | sonnet | a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme | 146 | |
| 9190289723 | expository writing | writing that explains or informs | 147 | |
| 9190294773 | meditation | the act of deep thinking or reflection, often on a particular idea | 148 | |
| 9192105232 | temporal | relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual or eternal | 149 |
