narrative poem in four-line stanzas; swift action and direct

verse in which certain letters form a word or message

made a genuinely American national culture in New York City

two parallel parts in which the second part is reversed

an image or metaphor that runs throughout a work

the main clause is elaborated by the successive clauses

one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

law was a systematic and coherent formulation

refers to the leaving out of an unstressed syllable or vowel, this is a lot of questions, "o'er" for "over"

overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off

two or more coordinate independent clauses

an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack

named after the prophet Jeremiah, expressing a bitter lament or righteous prophecy of doom

a word free from limitations or qualifications

ye, so i made all of them right, ye, .... but they don't do points

interchangeable w/ penny horrible, penny awful, penny blood, Cheap sensational novel, 19th century

a concise statement that expresses a general truth or idea

peps give meaning to their lives through choices and actions

a standard theme, element, or dramatic situation that recurs, a distinctive feature or dominant idea

a word formed from the initial letters of words

substituting the name of one object for another associated, this question is really hard

a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident

a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor

a reference to something that the reader will recognize

a poem that references the life of the pasture, poem that depicts rustic life in idyllic, idealized terms

having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing

division in verse of a group of syllables, the thing on your leg, A unit of rhythm or meter

A lyric poem usually marked exalted feelings to the object, a poem of serious but respectful exultation

styles of the British colonies in America in the 16-1700s

a form of irony in which a person feigns indifference

in which one directly addresses imaginary person

a simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson

a sentence that makes a statement or declaration

deriving general principles from particular instances

Repetition of a consonant sound

wrote poems about death and immorality

3 Quatrains and an ending couplet. abab, cdcd, efef, gg.

a display of learning or scholarship

specializing in bloodshed/violence; have crime and emotion

A natural pause or break in a line of poetry

poetry that is visually arranged to represent a topic, A Carmen Figuratum

a construction without conjunctions

relate to or describe actual, specific things or events

attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects

chain extending from lowest to humans to spiritual beings

a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced

a sentence set off against itself to emphasize a point

A group who introduced Latin and Greek words into English

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Ballad
long narrative poem written in elevated style; narrative
a term used to point out a characteristic of a person
an image or metaphor that runs throughout
narrative poem in four-line stanzas; swift action and direct
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Acrostic
verse in which certain letters form a word or message
A collection of various writings
A narrative poem written in four-line stanzas
Rustic,straight talking, unsophisticated, not self conscious
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Knickerbocker
19th-century American poets associated with New England
made a genuinely American national culture in New York City
a group dedicated to writing for the feminine cause
tried to expose problems that existed in American society
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Chiasmus
variety of speech with its own particular grammar
two parallel parts in which the second part is reversed
main independent clause is elaborated by modifying clauses
a sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses
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Controlling image
a piece that embodies a single quality
an image or metaphor that runs throughout a work
a distinctive feature or dominant idea in a piece
a brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying
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Cumulative Sentence
the main clause is elaborated by the successive clauses
a sentence that makes a statement, runs through the piece
a sentence expressing strong feeling, climax of a piece
a literary device by which a single sentence embodies a work
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Complex Sentence
two or more independent and a dependent clause
one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
two or more coordinate independent clauses
one independent clause
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Grimm's Law
law was a systematic and coherent formulation
the law of fairy tales and their plot process
revival of English- returning to Latin or Greek roots
formula for most stories in the pre-industrial era
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Elision
refers to the leaving out of an unstressed syllable or vowel
a formal poem; a form of mourning in iambic pentameter
this is a lot of questions
"o'er" for "over"
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Cliche
I know if I tell you the write answer on this one you won't
click it anyway, but you honestly should know this one
<<<<<< it's your points
overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off
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Compound Sentence
one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
one independent clause
two independent and one dependent clause
two or more coordinate independent clauses
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Invective
a lengthy and aggressive speech
an expression of vehement protest
a forceful and bitter verbal attack
an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack
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Jeremiad
named after the prophet Jeremiah
expressing a bitter lament or righteous prophecy of doom
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Absolute
a detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently
a word free from limitations or qualifications
the point of highest interest
a reference to something
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THIS IS QUESTION 100
ye
so i made all of them right
ye
.... but they don't do points
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Penny Dreadful
a cheap, popular novel, typically a romance or adventure
interchangeable w/ penny horrible, penny awful, penny blood
Cheap sensational novel, 19th century
cheap form of literature in order to give the artist revenue
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Aphorism
a brief narrative
repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning
a concise statement that expresses a general truth or idea
a sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses
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Existentialism
Ralph Waldo Emerson
philosophy that divinity pervades all nature and humanity
peps give meaning to their lives through choices and actions
release the creative potential of the unconscious mind
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Motif
the theme
the image that carries the weight of the comparison
a standard theme, element, or dramatic situation that recurs
a distinctive feature or dominant idea
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Philippic
a strong verbal denunciation
a lengthy and aggressive speech
an aggressive exclamation
an attack on character
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Acronym
poetry that is visually arranged to represent a topic
verse in which certain letters form a word or message
a word formed from the initial letters of words
A pair of rhymed lines
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Couplet
word choices made by a writer
A pair of rhymed lines
a long narrative poem written in elevated style
Lines rhymed by their final two syllables.
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Metonymy
in which a part is made to represent the whole
substituting the name of one object for another associated
this question is really hard
reference by means of another thing that is remotely related
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Anecdote
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
a sentence that makes a statement or declaration
a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident
In a plot, the tying up of loose ends
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Conceit
describe actual, specific things or events
a controlling image that runs throughout the piece
a reversal of the hero's fortunes
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
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Allusion
a reference to something that the reader will recognize
a brief narrative
a sentence that makes a statement or declaration
A natural pause or break in a line of poetry
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Pastoral
Rustic, straight-talking, unsophisticated
a poem that references the life of the pasture
poem that depicts rustic life in idyllic, idealized terms
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Didactic
having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing
to learn
having the primary purpose of learning
to instruct
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Foot
division in verse of a group of syllables
the thing on your leg
a form of distinct rhyme
A unit of rhythm or meter
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Ode
lyrical poem meant to be sung
A lyric poem usually marked exalted feelings to the object
a poem of serious but respectful exultation
a poem of marraige
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Colonial
1920s when African American artists began gaining popularity
styles of the British colonies in America in the 16-1700s
Writing about the American frontier and frontier life
between formation of government and the 2nd revolution
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Accismus
a familiar proverb or wise saying
sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated
concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth
a form of irony in which a person feigns indifference
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Apostrophe
in which one directly addresses imaginary person
a construction without conjunctions
statement of the meaning or main point of a literary work
metaphor that runs throughout a literary work
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Parable
a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth
a short story conveying a moral
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
a simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson
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Declarative
a sentence that makes a statement or declaration
the declaration of independence
Jeff Kinney
a declaration
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Inductive Reasoning
stating a general principle then applied to a specific case
deriving general principles from particular instances
consciously making sense of things
the action of thinking about something in a logical way
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Consonance
forming a pleasing or consistent whole
the repetition of initial sounds in successive words
Repetition of a consonant sound
harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds
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Graveyard School
existential group, dealing with death
aggressive or bloody works
wrote poems about death and immorality
realistic, sensual group of poets
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English sonnet
3 Quatrains and an ending couplet. abab, cdcd, efef, gg.
an octave and a sestet. abbaabba (cdecde or cdcdcd)
2 Quatrains and a sestet abba cddc (efgefg efefef)
3 Quatrains and an ending couplet abab cdcd efef gg no volta
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Pedantic
a display of learning or scholarship
intended to teach or instruct
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Blood and Thunder
specializing in bloodshed/violence; have crime and emotion
poems about death and immorality. Written in a tone of gloom
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
low quality literature for the masses
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Repartee
A quick, witty reply
a common proverb or use of idea
a central message to any sort of idea
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Caesura
A natural pause or break in a line of poetry
parallel parts in which the second part is reversed
intentional exaggeration to create an effect
idea that every species was a link on a chain
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Concrete Poetry
The rhyming of two or more words in the same line of poetry
poetry that is visually arranged to represent a topic
A Carmen Figuratum
A metrical pattern in poetry
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Asyndeton
rhyme in which one word is forced to rhyme with two words.
a construction without conjunctions
Repetition of a consonant sound
omission of word or phrase which is grammatically necessary
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Concrete Details
an image or metaphor that runs throughout a work
relate to or describe actual, specific things or events
visually arranged to represent a topic
A collection of written scrolls
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Pathetic Fallacy
attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects
lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous
attribution of human traits to non-human entities
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Great Chain of Being
chain extending from lowest to humans to spiritual beings
it's the other one guys
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Antithesis
a statement consisting of two parallel but also reversed
the main idea of a main work
a sermon, or a moralistic lecture
a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced
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Balanced Sentence
A natural pause or break in a line of poetry
a sentence set off against itself to emphasize a point
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
one independent clause and one dependent clause
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Inkhornists
an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack
removed material that is considered improper or offensive
advocates reading of the text itself and rejects criticism
A group who introduced Latin and Greek words into English
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Italian sonnet
Petrarchan Sonnet
3 Quatrains and a couplet abab, bcbc, cdcd, ee
3 Quatrains and an ending couplet abab cdcd efef gg no volta
an octave and a sestet. abbaabba (cdecde or cdcdcd)
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Oxymoron
two things placed close together with contrasting effect
in which two words contradict each other are joined
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Fabliau
a brief story that leads to moral
a story within a story
A short comic tale with a bawdy element
a story that concerns an unreal world
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Epithet
an indirect, less offensive way of saying something
a song of mourning
a term used to point out a characteristic of a person
an inscription on a tombstone or burial place
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Eye Rhyme
the preceding vowel sounds do not match
multisyllabic word is made to rhyme with two or more words
Depends on spelling rather than sound
Rhyming of a stressed syllable with an unstressed syllable.
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Eulogy
a mournful song, piece of music, or poem for the dead
a poem meant to be sung
a poem of serious reflection, a lament for the dead
a formal speech praising a person who died
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Dissonance
unpleasant
harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds
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Alliteration
when one addresses an imaginary person or abstraction
a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced
the repetition of initial sounds in successive words
when clauses are set against each other to emphasize a point
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Idiom
cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words
pie in the sky
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Epigraph
a saying to express the main idea of a work
a brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying
a saying or statement on the title page of a work
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
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Bildungsroman
Many of these have to do with crime and high emotion
a series of events that a hero travels in quest of a goal
informal words or expressions
details that relate to or describe actual, specific events
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Heroic Quatrain
rhyme scheme is abba with iambic pentameter
rhyme scheme is abab with iambic tetrameter
rhyme scheme is abab with iambic pentameter
rhyme scheme is abab but no meter
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Ambiguity
harsh, inharmonious, or discordant
an expression that has been overused
may be interpreted in more than one way
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
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Connotation
an image or metaphor that runs throughout a work
the implied or associative meaning of a word
informal words or expressions
Literal meaning of a word
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Hubris
a major flaw
turns the fortunes of the hero
leads to the downfall of the hero
the three headed dog from Hades
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Fleshly School
see literary work as a series of existential expressions
poems about death and immorality
a realistic, sensual school of poets
a group particularly focused with the "polite" and "proper"
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Epic
a series of stories with a main protagonist
a long narrative poem written in elevated style
written with animals
a long poem to be sung- various forms
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Bowdlerize
remove material considered offensive (censoring)
An Italian word designating the contrast of dark and light
leaving out of an unstressed syllable or vowel
informal words or expressions
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Ellipsis
unstressed stressed
the false replacement of sounds or words
the omission of sounds
the omission of a word or phrase
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Nonsense Verse
the rhythm of a piece of poetry
emphasizes rhythmic and sound effects over meaning
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Denotation
Literal meaning of a word
implied or common meaning of a word
spoonerisms
dictionary definition of a word
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Ad Hominem Argument
statement of two parts in which the second part is reversed
an argument attacking an individual's character
A situation that may be interpreted in more than one way.
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
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Dactylic
stressed unstressed
unstressed unstressed stressed
Stressed, unstressed unstressed
unstressed stressed
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Leonine rhyme
rhyming of two or more words in the same line of poetry
matching of meter rather than sound
rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another
rhyming on the last syllables
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Open couplet
a poem with stressed/unstressed or "open" meter
using words that leaves the line open for one or more rhymes
the primary line depends on succeeding lines for completion
a couplet that requires context to make sense
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Alterity
a moment of sudden revelation
the state of being other or different; otherness
a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced
people give meaning to their lives through their choices
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Anthology
informal words or expressions
natural pause or break in a line of poetry
A collection of various writings
a concise statement that expresses a general truth
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Litotes
i could really use some chinese food
exaggerated claims not meant to be taken literally
in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite
quality of ambiguity or disorientation
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in medias res
sweet new style
a handbook or guide kept constantly at hand for consultation
Action on the stage begins "in the middle"
traditionally- in between the reign of two monarchs
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Agroikos
an image or metaphor that runs throughout a work
A rhetorical figure of repetition
Rustic, straight-talking, unsophisticated, not anxious
the state of being other or different; otherness
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Non Sequitur
a leap or lapse in logical judgement
idea that does not follow the conventional rules of the work
does not make sense
inference that does not follow logically from the premises
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Dénouement
In a plot, the beginning of the story
In a plot, the moment of most anticipation
In a plot, the falling action
In a plot, the tying up of loose ends
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Epigram
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
a brief saying for common use
a brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying
a saying or statement on the title page of a work
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Lost Generation
a London dining club focused on pursuing literature
19th-century American poets associated with New England
a group with strong political and literary associations
American writers; against the lack of cosmopolitan culture
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Iambic Pentameter
what Shakespeare used a lot
five iambic feet per line, unstressed stressed
five iambic feet per line, stressed unstressed
seven iambic feet per line, unstressed stressed
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Fable
simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson
a brief story that leads to moral, often using animals
a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
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Malaporphism
speaker accidentally transposes the initial sounds of words
ye
a concise statement, often offering advice, an adage
mistaken substitution of one word for another similar word
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Archetype
natural pause or break in a line of poetry
an expression that has been overused
a detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently
informal words or expressions
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Deductive Reasoning
reversal of strophe
Sherlock Holmes
a conclusion is reached by specific case to general
a conclusion is reached by general to specific case
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Chiaroscuro
contrast of dark and light in a painting
light, floating elements
a form of posture of the individual- popular in Italy
bold, moving ornamentation- very extra
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Baroque
8th century movement advocated reason as the universal truth
artistic style of the eighteenth century; smooth and soft
artistic style of the seventeenth century; extra and bold
A period in the 1920s when African-American works flourished
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Metalepsis
The compounding of multiple figures of speech
the transposition of sounds or letters in a word
the anticipation and answering of possible objections
event is narrated at a point later in the story
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Hyperbole
yep.
intentional exaggeration to create an effect
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Bathos
the principle of reason and judgment,
a quality that evokes pity or sadness
the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community
insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing
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Peripety
Reversal in the hero's fortunes
results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy
a term used to point out a characteristic of a person
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
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Polyptoton
the omission or absence of a conjunction
Repetition of words derived from the same root
which conjunctions are used repeatedly in quick succession
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Anaphora
A narrative poem written in four-line stanzas
repetition of the same word or phrase in the beginning
a detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently
a construction without conjunctions
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Beat Generation
wrote poems about death and immorality.
stressed spontaneity/spirituality not apathy/conformity.
specializing in bloodshed and violence
focused on immorality and disturbing writings
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Feminine rhyme
a complete rhyme
rhyme in which two "inner" words rhyme within a single word
Lines rhymed by their final two syllables.
a rhyme of final stressed syllables
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Augustan Age
between formation of National government and 2nd revolution
styles of the British colonies in America
literature during Queen Anne, King George I, and George II
The period between Queen Victoria's death and WWI
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Colloqialism
words used in a common workplace shared by the people there
the use of words not acceptable in an academic setting
informal words or expressions
improper grammar or pronunciation
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Analogy
A collection of various writings
a detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently
the implied or associative meaning of a word
a comparison between different things that are similar
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Elegy
a formal poem; celebrating and/or praising an idea or object
a formal poem; a meditation on death or another solemn theme
a formal poem; lamenting the passing of a person or idea
a formal poem; primarily for weddings
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Heteromerous Rhyme
rhyming of the final words of lines in a poem
one word is forced into a rhyme with two or more words
using the same word twice
two different words that happen to sound the same
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Diction
the word choices made by a writer
the way in which words are placed by a writer
you can tell this was made for math because this
the use of exaggerated verbiage
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Grub Street
associated with "hack writers" and low end publishing houses
cheap stories that featured sensational stories
Produced low quality literature for the masses
cheap popular serial literature
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Expletive
insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
an interjection to lend emphasis; sometimes a profanity
a lengthy and aggressive speech
(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person
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Juxtaposition
two elements side by side to present comparison or contrast
when apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
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Adage
a familiar proverb or wise saying
a literary work in which everything represents abstractions
the repetition of initial sounds
a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced
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Enjambment
grammatical are repeated in reverse order
a break in a line of poetry
A line having no pause or end punctuation, continues to next
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Allegory
a literary work in which things represent abstractions
a brief narrative
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
a statement consisting of two parallel parts with a reversal
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Pindarism
i've never seen this word so it's the other one
lapsing into exaggerated enthusiasm
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Limerick
a humorous, often bawdy lyric
verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba
a lyric poem in the form of an address
first and third of which have five syllables and then seven
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Implied Action
phrases that require the listener to make assumptions
not exactly connected to the form of writing
something that has not actually happened
grammatical form in which the verb is replaced by an adverb
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Polysyndeton
a quick, witty reply
the multiplicity of several works
the use of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural
a comment that interrupts the immediate subject
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Geneva School
a major category or type of literature
literary work as a series of existential expressions
release the creative potential of the unconscious mind
reference to the importance of sexuality in human behavior
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Maxim
a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea
a short pithy saying in general use
a concise statement, often offering advice, an adage
a concise statement, often offering advice, an adage
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Naturalism
ethical statements can be derived from nonethical ones
the doctrine that the world can be understood in science
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Carpe Diem
Seize the day
Where are they (that came before us)
remember you will die
an unsupported statement that rest solely on the person
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Concordance
Books containing Enlightenment ideals, originated in France
In which the metaphor inhibits a larger entity
An alphabetical list of the most pertinent works
A collection of various works

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