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6018675361Free verseA kind of poetry without rhymes lines, rhythm, or fixed metrical feet.0
6018675362GenreA term used to describe literary forms1
6018675363Gothic novelA supernatural novel with horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terros2
6018675364HarangueA forceful sermon, lecture or tirade3
6018675365Heroic coupletTwo rhymed lines written in iambic pentameter and used widely in eighteenth century verse4
6018675366HubrisThe excessive price that often leads to tragic heros to their deths5
6018675367HumanismA belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity6
6018675368HyperboleOberstatement, gross exaggeration7
6018675369IdyllA lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place8
6018675370IronyA mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite9
6018675371KenningA device employed in Anglo Saxon10
6018675372LitotesA form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis11
6018675373Lyric poetryPersonal, reflective poetry12
6018675374MetonymyA figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent another13
6018675375MeterThe pattern of stressed and unstressed syllable14
6018675376MoralA brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature15
6018675377MuseOne of the Ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts16
6018675378NarratuveA form of verse or prose that tells a story17
6018675379Non sequiturnA statement or idea that fails to follow logically from one before18
6018675380OfeA type of poem19
6018675381OnomatopoeiaThe use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning20
6018675382Ottawa rimaAn eight line rhyming scheme or stanza21
6018675383PastoralA work of literature dealing with rural life22
6018675384PathosUsing sorrow to capture interest23
6018675385PentamaterA verse with five poetic feet per line24
6018675386PersonaThe role or facade that a character depicts to a reader at large25
6018675387PlotWhat the point of the story was26
6018675388ProtagonistThe main character in a work of literature27
6018675389QuatrainA four line poem28
6018675390RealismThe depiction of people things and events as they really are without idealization29
6018675391RhymeThe repitieron of similar sounds30
6018675392RomanceAn extended narrative about improbable events and extraordinary people in exotic places31
6018675393SarcasmA sharp, caustic expression or remark, a bitter32
6018675394SentimentA synonym for view or feeling33
6018707899SubtextThe implied meaning34
6018707900VoiceThe real or assumed personality used by a writer or speaker. In grammar, active voice35
6018707901VoltaAny shift or turning point ina. Work of prose or poetry36
6018707902WitThe quickness of intellect and the power and talent for saying brilliant things that surprise and delight by their unexpected clever mess37

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