Lit Terms 2
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| double or multiple meaning | ||
| an event, object, custom, person, or thing that is out of its natural order in time | ||
| a comparison of similar things, often for the purpose of using something familiar to explain something unfamiliar | ||
| a metrical foot consisting of three syllables: two unaccented syllables followed by one accented syllable, as in interfere | ||
| a rhetorical term for the inversion of the normal order of the parts of a sentence | ||
| a brief narrative of an entertaining and presumably true incident | ||
| usually, the character in fiction or drama who stands in direct opposition to or in conflict with the central character | ||
| a central character, or protagonist, who lacks traditional heroic qualities and virtues (such as idealism, courage, or steadfastness) | ||
| verbal irony, in which what is said contrasts sharply with what is actual meant | ||
| statement of the opposing viewpoint or comparing something |