Deck 2 of flaschards.
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| 78723549 | Archaism | The use of deliberately using old fashioned language. | |
| 78723550 | Assonance | The repeated use of vowel sounds. | |
| 78723551 | Ballad | A song or orally performed poem that dramatically retells the story of a popular figure. | |
| 78723552 | Pathos | When the writing of a scene evokes feelings of dignified pity and sympathy. | |
| 78723553 | Bathos | When the author tries to create sympathy and pity when there is no need for it. | |
| 78723554 | Black humor | The use of disturbing themes in comedy. | |
| 78723555 | Blank verse | Unrhymed form of poetry; each line composed of 10 syllables in which every other syllable, beginning with the second one, is stressed. | |
| 78723556 | Cadence | The rising and falling and the rhythm of speech in poetry. | |
| 78723557 | Cacophony | Using deliberately harsh, awkward sounds. | |
| 78723558 | Caesura | A pause in a line of verse, often caused by grammar, logic, or cadence, that is similar to the pause for breath. | |
| 78723559 | Catharis | The cleansing of emotion at the end of the play which inspires people to live a better life. | |
| 78723560 | Canto | The major section division of a long poem. | |
| 78723561 | Chorus | The group of citizens who stand outside the main action on stage and comment on it. | |
| 78723562 | Coinage | A new word, usually invented on the spot. | |
| 78723563 | Colloquialism | A sland word or phrase that is used in everyday conversational English. | |
| 78723564 | Conflict | The primary source of tension within a story. Often divided into four categories. |
