Literary Terms Quiz--explication to Gothic novel

a term used to describe literary forms, such as novel, play, and essay

a kind of poetry without rhymed lines, rhythm, or fixed metrical feet

a series of comparisons between two unlike objects

 implies meanings; includes metaphors, similes, and personification

a structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative

a unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line

a comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness

a novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action

providing hints of things to come in a story or play

a story containing unreal, imaginary features

a tale of nonhuman characters-- act as people-- lessons are taught

the interpretation or analysis of a text

action occurs after climax and leads to conclusion--leads to resolution

narrative told with pronouns I and we