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| a work that functions on a symbolic level |
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| a metrical pattern of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable, u u / |
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| a love poem set at down which bids farewell to the beloved |
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| a break or pause within a line of poetry indicated by punctuation and used to emphasize meaning |
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| according to Aristotle, the release of emotion that the audience of a tragedy experiences |
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| a traditional aspect of a literary work such as a soliloquy in a Shakespearean play or a tragic hero in a Greek tragedy |
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| a foot of poetry consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables, / u u |
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| the conclusion or tying up of loose ends in a literary work; the resolution of the conflict and plot |
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| a type of poem that presents a conversation between a speaker and an implied listener |
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| a poem that laments the dead of a loss |
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| a technique in poetry that involves the running on of a line or stanza. It enables the poem to move and to develop coherence as well as directing the reader with regard to form and meaning |
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| background information presented in a literary work |
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| a metrical unit in a poetry; a syllabic measure of a line: iamb, trochee, anapest, dactyl, and spondee |
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| the shape or structure of a literary work |
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| a metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one; the most common poetic foot in the English language, u / |
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| a type of lyric poem which extols the virtues of an ideal place or time |
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| writing that reflects a personal image of a character, event, or concept |
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| a type of poetry characterized by emotion, personal feelings, and brevity; a large and inclusive category of poetry that exhibits rhyme, meter, and reflective thought |
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| refers to the work of poets like John Donne who explore highly complex, philosophical ideas through extended metaphors and paradox |
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| a figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea (The pen is mightier than the sword.) |
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| an eight-line stanza, usually combined with a sestet in a Petrarchan sonnet |
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| a formal, lengthy poem that celebrates a particular subject |
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| a story that operates on more than one level and usually teaches a moral lesson |
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| a secondary story line that mimics and reinforces the main plot |
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| the aspects of a literary work that elicit pity from the audience |
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| a highly structure poetic form of 39 lines, written in iambic pentameter. It depends upon the repetition of six words from the first stanza in the each of six stanzas |
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| a poetic foot consisting of two accented syllables, / / |
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| a figure of speech that utilizes a part as a representative of the whole (All hands on deck) |
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| the author's attitude toward his subject |
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| a basically good person of noble birth who has a fatal flaw or commits an error in judgment which leads to his downfass |
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| a single metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by one unaccented syllable, / u |
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| a highly structured poetic form that comprises six stanzas: five tercets and a quatrain. The poem repeats the first and third lines throughout |
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| repeating the last word of a clause at the beginning of the next clause. |
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| the intentional repetition of beginning clauses in order to create an artistic effect. |
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| the noun or noun phrase to which an anaphor refers in a coreference. |
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| inverted order of words or events as a rhetorical scheme. |
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| repeating similar vowels in nearby words |
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| the artistic elimination of conjunctions in a sentence to create a particular effect. |
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| a sentence with many conjunctions |
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| a complex character with inconsistencies and internal conflict |
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| a character that embodies one or two qualities, ideas, or traits |
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| a literary scheme in which the author introduces words or concepts that can be connected by an "X" |
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| principles or styles characteristic of the literature and art of ancient Greece and Rome |
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| a revival of classical aesthetics and forms especially the 17th and 18th century literature |
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| elegant comedies with witty banter and sophisticated dialogue |
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| comedy that is silly, slapstick physicality with crude pratfalls, violence, and bodily humor |
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| form of low comedy that provokes laughter through caricatures of people in silly situations |
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| a narrative work that is "preachy" or seeks overtly to convince the audience of a particular point or lesson |
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| shorter than an elegy and is represented as text that is meant to be sung aloud |
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| a poetic line with a pause at the end |
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| taking the form of a letter or actually consisting of a letter written to another |
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| a short, poetic nickname that is often an adjective or adjectival phrase attached to a normal name |
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| when the literary work starts in the middle of the actual story |
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| the speaker makes a statement which its meaning differs sharply from the meaning the word expresses |
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| the reader knows something the characters don't |
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| abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will |
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| accidental events seem oddly appropriate |
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| old English mixed with old Norse and Germanic poetry |
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| the overall emotion created by a work of literature |
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| a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) |
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| a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause |
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| rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry |
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| rhyme in which the vowel sounds are nearly, but not exactly the same (i.e. the words "stress" and "kiss") |
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| occurs when the rhyme ends on an unstressed syllable (i.e. "calling" and "falling") |
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| A rhyme ending on the final stressed syllable |
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| satire in which the speaker holds up to gentle ridicule the absurdities and follies of human beings, aiming at producing in the reader not the anger of a Juvenal, but a wry smile. |
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| satire that insults and attacks |
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| a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba |
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| the author's words and the characteristic way that writer uses language to achieve certain effects. |
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| a three-line stanza form with interlocking rhymes that move from one stanza to the next. The typical pattern is ABA, BCB, CDC, DED, and so on. |
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| a sudden change in thought, direction, or emotion near the conclusion of a sonnet. |
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| Artfully using a single verb to refer to two different objects grammatically, or artfully using an adjective to refer to two separate nouns, even though the adjective would logically only be appropriate for one of the two. |
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| the presentation of two contrasting ideas |
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| the false step that leads to a tragic downfall |
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| the use of a quotation at the beginning of a scene that hints at its theme |
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| the comic substitution of one word for another similar in sound, but different in meaning. |
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| A form of logical reasoning, consisting of two premises and a conclusion. |
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| repetition of an idea in a different word, phrase or sentence. |
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| an unusually far-fetched or elaborate metaphor presenting a surprisingly apt parallel between two apparently dissimilar things or feelings. |
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