Duplicate of Duplicate of English 1102 Literary Terms 1

Two successive rhyming lines of iambic pentameter

Language characteristics particular to regions such as New England or south or to separate nations

Theory underlying the deception of reality in literature

Type of literature such as fiction and poetry

Emphasizes reason, clarity, balance, and universal themes

Scene of suffering in tragedy; death on stage; bodily agony

The Crucible is an allusion to the red scare

Should and food are slant rhymes

Central character who drives the action.

“We’re not laughing at you, we’re laughing with you”

Terse statement on a serious subject

Overused expression

Writer shows us what the character is like

Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike.

Language describing theoretical qualities

Word groups containing consonants that permit an easy and pleasant flow of spoken sound

19c movement in Romantic tradition; every person can reach ultimate truths through spiritual institution...

Detailed study of a poem or passage

Term for bold new experimental styles and forms that swept through he arts during the first third of the 20th century

Literature that is told by reading someone’s letters

Pete rose is an example of a _____

Narrative poem composed of quatrains

“Pull someone’s leg”

Verse without rhyme

Words that describe exact and particular conditions or qualities

Antagonist is the protagonist’s sidekick

Diagram showing the stages of dramatic structure

Author addresses an inanimate object, an idea, or a person who is either dead or absent

Complex character traits

Repetition of the same middle or final consonant sounds in poetry

Type of poem usually praising something

Single rhythmic unit such as prepositional phrase or noun phrase

Usage that produces unique words and phrases within regions, classes, or groups

One thing is used as a substitute for another with which it is closely identified

Entrance of a god to unravel the problems in a play; illogical solution of problems

Release of one’s emotions regarding plot or character

Vantage point

Comic use of improperly pronounced word so that what comes out is a tea but also incorrect word

“Hold your horses”

“Hope is the thing with feathers”

Moment of sudden insight or revelation that someone may experience

Figure of speech that makes a surprising connection between two seemingly dissimilar things

Speaker of a poem addresses and internal listener or the reader

Character who changes

Stereotype

Literature that emphasizes a specific geographical setting and reproduces the speech

The Silence of the Lambs when Clarice is searching for Buffalo Bill in the dark and he is right in front of her

Brief story illustrating a moral truth

Concerned with acting and enjoying the present

Detailed analysis of a work of literature, often word by word and line by line; close reading

Exaggeration

Outlandish physical comedy

Informal diction

A line having no end punctuation but running over to the next line

Rebirth of classical learning of Greek and Roman classics; renewal for f creative spirit

“The captain commands one hundred sails”

Shorting of narrative into essential parts

Refers to someone or something well known

Movement to replace realism with the full expression of the unconscious mind

Began in 17th c in Europe; arrive at the truth by using reason rather than relying on authority of past.

Sponsor of the classical Athenian play; serves as leader of the chorus

Character, action, or situation that is a pattern of human life generally

Analysis of a poem to determine its meter

Pause or juncture separating words or phrases within lines of poetry

A political cartoon is an example of

Person who goes on a quest to achieve something of great value to themselves or their society

Sentimental dramatic form with an artificially happy ending

Story or poem in which characters, setting, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas/qualities.

Short novel

Writer tells us exactly what the character is like

Three-line stanza form with the interlocking rhyming pattern aba, bcb, cdc

Words containing sharp/harsh sounds

“Give me a hand”

Poem of lamentation about death

Long narrative poem evaluating character, speech, and action

Word order/sentence structure

Minor character used to highlight qualities of a major character

One or two character traits

Word choice, type of words, level of the language

Workings of a character’s mind

Repetition of the same first consonant sounds in poetry

Short and witty poem often in couplets that makes a humorous or satiric point

Expressing the opposite of the established word

No change in character traits

Late 18c early 19c; conviction that institution, imagination, emotion are superior to reason; poetry superior to science

20th century movement in poetry which activated the creation of hard, clear images, concisely written in everyday speech

Close-formed poem of 19 lines; whole lines are repeated in specific order and 2 rhyming sounds occur throughout

Repetition of the same vowel sounds in poetry

An eye doctor that is blind

Brief story told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something

Turning point