similar vowel sounds imbedded in a series of words

a comparison to make to make things clearer

the most common stanza in English language poetry

any forced or improbable device in plot resolution

the beats within a line of poetry

a statement that one thing is something else

an element that repeats throughout a piece

using two terms together with opposing meaning

purging of feelings that occur in the audience of a tragedy

exaggeration to the point of ridiculous

something appears to have more than one plausible meaning

words or lines that are repeated in poetry

a pause within a line of poetry, usually at punctuation

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

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