Mrs. Kuntz Literary Terms PAGE 2
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| seize the day | ||
| a cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy | ||
| a highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time | ||
| deriving from the orderly qualities of ancient Greek and Roman culture; implies formality, objectivity, simplicity, and restraint | ||
| the high point, or turning point, of a story | ||
| a tale in which a young protagonist experiences an introduction to adulthood | ||
| a witty or ingenious thought often stated in figurative language | ||
| the suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase | ||
| the repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a group of words or a line of poetry | ||
| a pair of rhyming lines in a poem... in iambic pentameter | ||
| the dictionary definition of a word | ||
| the resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction | ||
| in literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmic to solve a problem | ||
| the choice of words in oral/written discourse | ||
| refers to sensual, pleasure seeking impulses | ||
| a circmstance in which the audience or reader knows more than a character | ||
| a poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value | ||
| three periods indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation | ||
| a sentence containing a deliberate omission of words | ||
| a feeling of association with an ojbect | ||
| a term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause | ||
| in poetry, the used of succesive lines with no punctuation or pause between them | ||
| an extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero that is generally larger than life nd is often considered a legendary figure | ||
| a concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement | ||
| pleasing, harmonious sounds | ||
| an adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing | ||
| a term for the title character of a work of literature | ||
| a mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term | ||
| a detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature | ||
| a piece of writing that reveals weaknesses, faults, frailties | ||
| the background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose | ||
| the interpretation of analysis of a text | ||
| a series of comparisons between two unlike objects | ||
| a short tale often featuring nonhuman characters that act as people whose actions enable the author to make observations or draw useful lessons about human behavior | ||
| the action in the play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion | ||
| a story containing uneal, imaginary features | ||
| a comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousnss, althougt it may have a serious, scournful purpose | ||
| implies meanings.. metaphors, similies, personification |