purging of feelings that occur in the audience of a tragedy

any forced or improbable device in plot resolution

a pause within a line of poetry, usually at punctuation

the most common stanza in English language poetry

using two terms together with opposing meaning

something appears to have more than one plausible meaning

similar vowel sounds imbedded in a series of words

exaggeration to the point of ridiculous

words or lines that are repeated in poetry

an element that repeats throughout a piece

a statement that one thing is something else

a comparison to make to make things clearer

the beats within a line of poetry

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Catharsis
purging of feelings that occur in the audience of a tragedy
struggle between or among characters
third stage of plot
reference to things of significance later in the plot
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Symbolism
meaning beyond the literal
A brief reference in a text to a person,
one thing is something else
A comparison of two things
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Dues ex machine
overwhelming pride or insolence that leads to ruin
the turning downward of the plot in a classical tragedy
any forced or improbable device in plot resolution
a fatal weakness or moral flaw
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Caesura
when something appears to have more than one meaning
the most common and well-known meter of unrhymed poetry
a pause within a line of poetry, usually at punctuation
conversational speech
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Quatrain
the most common stanza in English language poetry
poetic form made famous by Shakespeare
a stanza of six lines
two words with identical sounds at the end of the words
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Oxymoron
exaggeration to the point of ridiculous
attributing lifelike qualities to soemthing not human
a play on words
using two terms together with opposing meaning
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a literary device when the writer writes one thing but means another
climax
cosmic irony
irony
ambiguity
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Ambiguity
something appears to have more than one plausible meaning
casual or informal language of native speakers
a brief reference to a person, place or thing
not enough information is provided to establish meaning
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A fatal weakness or moral flaw in the protagonist that brings him/her to a tragic end
anti-hero
resolution
tragic flaw
conflict
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Assonance
words which signify the sounds they represent
similar consonant sounds imbedded in a series of words
two words with opposing meanings
similar vowel sounds imbedded in a series of words
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A character who does not have the ability to change his/her beliefs or behavior
static character
protagonist
ant-hero
antagonist
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Hyperbole
exaggeration to the point of ridiculous
a prose narrative too short to be published its own book
a play on words
the structure used in a literary work
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Refrain
words or lines that are repeated in poetry
a group of three lines of verse
a stanza consisting of four line
a stanza of eight lines
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Fable
a prose narrative
short narrative without complex plot
exaggerated short narrative
a brief narrative with a moral
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Motif
an element that repeats throughout a piece
exaggeration to the point of ridiculous
a play on words
words or lines that are repeated in poetry
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When complete thoughts run from one line of poetry into the next
enjambment
hubris
denotation
soliloquy
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Metaphor
meaning beyond the literal
a recurring symbol, character or event
a comparison of two things
a statement that one thing is something else
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Analogy
brief reference to person, place or thing
a comparison to make to make things clearer
turning point in the action
thing written means something else
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Term used to describe the first eight lines of a sonnet
sestet
tercet
octave
couplet
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Meter
grouping of syllables or beats
the beats within a line of poetry
poetic foot comprising three syllables
analysis of a poem's meter

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