Literary Terms practice

A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness. 

A figurative comparison using "like" or "as"

A direct verbal assault 

The main idea or meaning

insincere or overdone sentimentally 

The implied meaning that underlies the main meaning

A quick succession of images or impressions

A lecture or sermon on a religious or moral theme meant to guide human behavior.

The interpretation or analysis of a text

An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing.

A witty or ingenious thought, a diverting or highly fanciful idea.

the deliberative use of a series of conjunctions

Graphic, exact, and accurate presentation of the characteristics of a person, place, or thing.

A term for a title character of a work of literature

An overstatement or gross exaggeration

A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time 

A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of someone/something

A literary style used to poke fun at or attack

The Interrelationship among the events in the story

Characterized by clever or sly humor, often saucy, playful, and somewhat irreverent. 

A brief simplistic lesson that the reader may infer from a work of literature

A work of literature dealing with rural life

A false name or alias used by writers

The dictionary definition of a word,

A poet, in olden times, a performer who told heroic stories to musical accompaniment. 

A humorous play on words

The repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines in a poem.

The generic name for a figure of speech such as image, symbol, simile, and metaphor

A series of comparisons between two unlike objects

A brief explanation, summary, or evaluation of a text or work of literature

A mocking, satirical assault on a person or situation

A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character

A person, scene, event, or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time/era

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables 

A detailed analysis of interpretation of a work or prose or poetry 

The main idea of a piece of discourse

A parody of traditional epic form

A short pithy statement of a generally accepted truth or sentiment

The language spoken in england from 1150 to 1500 AD

A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject, a grotesque imitation