a work that functions on a symbolic level

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the repitition of initial consonant sounds

Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

a reference contained in a work

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a metrical patern of unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable;

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the force or character that opposes the main character, the protagonist;

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direct address in poetry;

Ex: "Be wih me Beauty, for the fire is dying"

words spoken by an actor intended to be heard by the udience but not the on-stage characters;

Ex: Malcolm in the Middle

a simple narrative poem, often incorporating dialogue that is written in quatains, generally with a rhyme scheme of

a b c d;

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unrhymed iambic pentameter;

Ex: most of Shakespeare's plays

harsh and discordant sounds in a line or passage of a literary work;

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break or pause within a line of poetry indicatedd 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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one who carries out the action of the plot in literature; major, minor, dynamic, static;

Ex: Cyrano de Bergerac, Loki

turning poin of action or character in literature, usually highest moment of tension;

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inclusion of humorous characters or scenes to contrast with the tragic elements of a work, thereby intensifying the next tragic event;

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clash between opposing forces; man v man, man v self, man v nature, man v God;

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interpretive level of a word based on its associated images rather than its literal meaning;

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a traditional aspect of a literary work, such as a soliliquy in a Shakespearean play or a tragic hero in a Greek tragedy;

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two lines of rhyming poetry; often used by Shakespeare to conclude a scene or an important passage;

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two lines of rhyming poetry; often used by Shakespeare to conclude a scene or an important passage;

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foot of poetry consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed ones

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literal or dictionary meaning of a word;

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conclusion or tying up of loose ends in a literary work; the resolution of the conflict and plot;

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a Greek invention, literally "the god of machines" who appears at the last moment and resolves the loose ends of a play; anyone who solves or reveals the plot of the work;

Ex: sheriff at end of Desire Under the Elms

type of poem that presents a conversation between a speaker and an implied listener;

Ex: Browning's "My Last Duchess" 

poem that laments the dead or a loss;

Ex: Roethke's "Elegy for Jane"

technique in poetry that involves running on of a line or stanza; enables the poem to move and develop coherence as well as directing the reader with regard to form and meaning;

Ex: Walt Whitman's works

lengthy, elevated poem that celebrates the exploits of a hero;

Ex: Beowolf

a brief witty poem;

Ex: Pope's works for satiric commentary

pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literar work;

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a simple, symbolic story, usually employing animals as characters;

Ex: Aesop and La Fontaine (authors)

the body of devices hat enables the writer to operate on levels other than the literal one;

Ex: metaphor, simile, symbol, motif, hyperbole

a device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts, events, and episodes;

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a metrical unit in poetry; a syllabic measure of a line;

Ex: iamb, anapest, dactyl, spondee

hints of future events in a literary work;

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the shape or structure of a literary work;

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poetry without a defined form, meter, or rhyme scheme;

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extreme exaggeration;

Ex: That was the worst meal in history

a metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one; the most common poetic foot in the english language;

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a type of lyric poem which extols the virtues of an ideal place or time;

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a verbal approximation of a sensory impression, concept, or emotion;

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the total effct of related sensory images in a work of literature;

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writing that refects a personal image of a character, event, or concept;

Ex: The Secret Sharer

-an unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was intended or expected to happen

-involves dialogue and situation

-can be intentional/unintentional

-dramatic irony centers around the ignorance of those involved while the audienceis aware of the circumstances

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-type of poetry characterized by emotion, personal feelings, and brevity

-a large and inclusive category of poetry that exhibits the rhyme, meter, and reflective thought

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type of literature that explores narratives by and about characters who inhabit and expeerience their reality differently from what we term the objective world;

Ex: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Isabel Allende

a direct comparison between dissimilar things;

Ex: "Your eyes are stars"

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 whic a representative term is used for a larger idea;

Ex: "The pen is larger than the sword"

a speech given by one character;

Ex: Hamlet's "To be or not to be"

the repitition or variations of an image or idea in a work which is used to develop theme or characters;

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a poem that tells a story;

Ex: The Raven

the speaker of a literary work;

Ex: Oprah in nature documentaries

an eight-line stanza, usually combined with a sestet in a Petrarchan sonnet;

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a formal, a lengthy poem that celebrates a particular subject;

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words that sound like the sound they represent;

Ex: hiss, gurgle, bang

an image of contradictory terms;

Ex: (bittersweet, jumbo shrimp)

a story that operates on more tan one level an usually teaches a moral lesson;

Ex: John Steinbeck's The Pearl

a set of seemingly contradictory elements which nevertheless reflects an underlying truth;

Ex: "Come, Lady, die to live."

a secondary story line that mimics and reinforces the main plot;

Ex: Hamlet loses his father, as does Ophelia

a comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original;

Ex: Weird Al

a comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original;

Ex: Weird Al