E-words AP LITERATURE Flashcards

4202959739	Elegy	a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.	0
4202959740	epic	A long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society	1
4202961770	enjambment	A line having no pause or end punctuation but having uninterrupted grammatical meaning continuing into the next line.	2
4202961771	epigram	A brief witty poem, often satirical.	3
4202962999	euphony	pleasant, harmonious sound	4
4202963000	exposition	Background information presented in a literary work.	5
4202965248	epistle/ epistolary	a letter concerned with letters; through correspondence	6
4202965249	elision	The omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable to preserve the meter of a line of poetry.	7
4202967292	elements	Basic techniques of each genre of literature	8
4202967293	epitaph	A brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone	9
4202968345	euphemism	An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant	10
4202986745	explicit	Definite, clearly stated	11