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Brit Lit
Final exam literary terms
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Literature
12th Grade
06/15/2011

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Couplet
Definition
2 successvie lines of poetry that rhyme
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Heroic couplet
Definition
2 rhyming lines of iambic pentameter
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epigram
Definition
short, witty statement, often in the form of a poem
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antithesis
Definition
balancing of two contrasting ideas, words, phrases, often expressed in balanced sentences
ex:"give me liberty or give me death"
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satire
Definition
writing that ridicules the weaknesses and errors of the individual, humanity, society, and its institutions
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alliteration
Definition
repetition of an initial consonant sound in a line of poetry
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assonance
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repetition of a vowel sound in a line of poetry
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allusion
Definition
reference to a person, place, literary work or event the writer expects the reader to recognize
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elegy
Definition
poem of mourning, usually over the death of an individual. formal/ structured. type of lyric poem
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apostrophe
Definition
direct address of an object or dead/absent person
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Italian/Petrarchan Sonnet
Definition
2 part structure:
1.) Octave- first 8 lines that introduce a problem or situation, abba abba
2.) Sestet- last six lines, observes or comments on the problem, cdc cdc
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English/ Shakespearean
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4 part structure: 3 quatrains and 1 couplet. Each quatrain develops one aspect of the theme. couplet= final concluding comment
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volta
Definition
turn, sonnet changes or shifts at a beginning of line 9 with a word like "but" or "if"
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narrative
Definition
poem that tells a story, travel tale, legend, immagination
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refrain
Definition
repeated line in a poem
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onomatopoeia
Definition
word whoes sound suggests meaning
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internal rhyme
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rhyme within a line
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ode
Definition
complex, lengthy lyric poem written in a dignified style on a serious subject
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pathos
Definition
quality in a work of literature that arouses a reader's feelings of compassion/sympathy/pity/sorrow for a character
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dramatic monologue
Definition
a speaker addresses a silent listener, speaker's personality and incident are revealed
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farce
Definition
a type of comedy based on ridiculous situations, often stereotypical characters
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