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GCA AP English Doggeral-Existentialism

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80497168DoggeralCrude,simplistic verse, often in sing-song rhyme. LImericks are a kind of ________
80497169Dramatic IronyWhen the Audience knows something that the characters in the drama do not
80497170Dramatic MonologueSpeech in which the poetry or character speaks to a silent audience of one or more
80497171ElegyA type of poem that meditates on death or martality in a serious, thoughtful manner. They also memorialize specific dead people
80497172EmpathyThe act of placing yourself "in the shoes" of another and corcing yourself to imagine how that person must feel, This is what fiction asks the reader to do
80497173EpicLong narrative poem or story that tells of the deeds and adventures of a hero
80497174EpigramBrief, witty poem or thought that often makes fun of the idea that it is examining
80497175EpigraphShort poem or verse placed at the beginning of a book that bears some relation to the book's themes or subject
80497176EpilogueConcluding section of a literary work
80497177EpisodicA narrative constructed around a series of distinct but related incidents rather than a carefully woven plot
80497178EpitaphWords or poem suited for inscription on a tomb or gravestone
80497179EssayA short written composition in prose that examines a particular subject in depth, types( analytical,reflective, cause-effect,personal narrative)
80497180EuphemismA word or phrase that takes the place of a harsh, unpleasant, or impolite reality EX. The use of passed away for died
80497181EuphonyWhen sounds blend together harmoniously
80497182ExistentialismA european philosophy that serveral authors have adapted. To fiction and drama to explore the themes of meaningless, individual freedom, and alienation that plague humanity at the close of the millennium

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