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Section 1
(50 cards)
ode
a lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful and exalted feelings toward the subject.
conceit
a startling or unusual metaphor, or a metaphor developed and expanded upon several lines, unusual comparison where the two items seemingly have no connection until explained in the work.
narrative
a form of verse or prose that tells a story
colloquialism
this is a word or phrase used in everyday conversational English that isn't a part of accepted "schoolbook" English
abstract
a style that is not based on concrete or tangible things.
denouement
the resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work or fiction
personification
giving an inanimate object human like qualities or form
allegory
a story where everything produces a connection to an outside idea, concept, or event.
syntax
the ordering and structuring of the words in a sentence
onomatopoeia
words that sound like what they mean
connotation
the suggest or implied meaning of a word/phrase
antihero
a protagonist who is markedly unheroic: morally weak, cowardly, dishonest, or any number of other unsavory qualities
omniscient narrator
a narrator with unlimited awareness, understanding, and insight of characters, setting, background, and all other elements of the story
Aesthetic
appealing to beauty or the senses
parallel structure
repeated phrases or words for style. "I have a dream that, I have that..." etc.
pun
Play on the sound or meaning of word. usually punny, haha.
consonance
the repetition of two or more consonant sounds within a group of words or a line of poetry
diction
the choice of words in oral and written discourse, word choice
irony
a mode of expression in which the intended meaning is the opposite of what is stated, often implying ridicule or light sarcasm
alliteration
the repetition of one or more initial consonant in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose. writers use this for ornament or for emphasis
extended metaphor
a series of comparisons between two unlike objects that occur over a number of lines
denotation
the literal, dictionary definition of a word
hyperbole
exaggeration/deliberate overstatement
parable
like a fable or an allegory, it's a story that instructs; a story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
caesura
a pause somewhere in the middle of a verse, often (but not always marked by punctuation)
point of view
the perspective from which the action of a novel in presented.
meter
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
euphemism
a mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
hubris
the excessive pride/ambition that leads to the main character's downfall
metaphor
a figure of speech that compares unlike objects
metonymy
a figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated. e.g. "The White House says..."
satire
a literary style used to poke fun at, attack or ridicule an idea, vice, or foible, often for the purpose of inducing change.
deus ex machina
in literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem, God out of machine
foreshadowing
an event or statement in a narrative that suggests, in miniature, a larger event that comes later
soliloquy
a speech spoken by a character alone on stage. meant to convey the impression that the audience is listening to the character's THOUGHTS. unlike an aside, it is not meant to imply that the actor acknowledges the audience's presence
allusion
a reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea
anachronism
a person, scene, event, or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time/era in which the work is set
protagonist
the main character in a work of literature
foil
a secondary character whose purpose is to highlight the characteristics of a main character, usually by contrast
assonance
the repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
enjambment
the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line or couplet of a poem to the next with no pause
aside
a speech (usually just a short comment) made by an actor to the audience, as though momentarily stepping outside of the action on stage
couplet
a pair of lines that end in rhyme
apostrophe
a allusion that addresses a person/personified thing not present, usually dead.
rhythm
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that make up a line of poetry. similar to meter
epitaph
lines that commemorate the dead at their burial place. usually a line or handful of lines, often serious or religious, but sometimes witty and even irreverent
simile
figurative comparison using the words "like" or "as"
paradox
a statement that seems self-contradictory yet true in context
parody
an imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
oxymoron
a phrase composed of opposites; a contradiction. juxtaposition of contradictory element to create a paradoxical effect
Section 2
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