Literary Terminology #4

an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot

14 line poem in iambic pentameter

figure of speech where a part is put for the whole (buy a new set of wheels = buy a whole car)

a long, lyrical poem, usually serious or meditative in nature

comparison using like or as

harsh, awkward, or dissonant sounds used deliberately in poetry or prose; opposite of euphony

the use of deliberately old-fashioned language

the simultaneous existence of conflicting feelings or thoughts; uncertainty or indecisiveness

statement or idea that seems self-contradictory or absurd but really expresses a possible truth

a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of lit.

the art of presenting ideas in a clear, effective, and persuasive manner

in tragedy, the event or act that leads to the hero's or heroine's downfall

poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme

a moment of sudden revelation or insight

the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage