Vocab Lists 10

Question 1

the amount of relevance or appeal a piece of literature has to a large audience

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universality

Question 2

a rhythmical pattern which is determined by the number and types of stresses or beats in each line

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meter

Question 3

two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

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couplet

Question 4

the analysis of a rhythmic structure

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scansion

Question 5

a long narrative poem about the deeds of gods or heroes

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epic

Question 6

a comparison or several comparisons sustained for several lines or for an entire poem

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extended metaphor

Question 7

overwhelming pride or self-confidence; arrogance

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hubris

Question 8

similar vowel and/or consonant sounds between two or more syllables or words

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rhyme

Question 9

a unique title or description of a character that indicates something about that character

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epithet

Question 10

brief, quick, intelligent or thought-provoking humor

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wit

Question 11

when the rhyming words come at the end of lines

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end rhyme

Question 12

giving non-human or inanimate objects human characteristics

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personification

Question 13

the pattern of beats or stresses in spoken or written language

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rhythm

Question 14

a word whose sounds suggests or communicates its meaning

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onomatopoeia

Questions 14