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Poetry, Drama, and Literary Terminology
Poetry, Drama, and Literary Terminology
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Literary terminology for upper middle school students #literaryterms
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poetry without a defined form, meter or rhyme scheme
formal
free-verse
sonnet
ballad
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a poem that laments the dead or another loss
elegy
epigram
sonnet
aubade
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a device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts and events
exposition
summary
flashback
foreshadowing
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the turning point of action or character in a literary work; the highest moment of tension
rising action
exposition
climax
denouement
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a poem that tells a story
lyric
sonnet
synecdoche
narrative
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one who opposes the protagonist
antiprotagonist
antihero
flat character
antagonist
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a direct comparison between dissimilar things
personfication
metaphor
simile
imagery
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extreme exaggeration (for effect)
histrionic
rhetorical
hyperbole
understatement
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a brief reference to a well-known person, event, or work
illusion
allusion
collusion
contusion
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unrhymed iambic pentameter
sonnet
elegy
blank verse
dactyl
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the literal meaning or dictionary definition of a word
allegory
connotation
denotation
epic
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the author's choice of words
connotation
caesura
diction
denotation
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a verbal approximation of a sensory impression, concept, or emotion
allusion
image
hyperbole
pathos
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a simple, symbolic story, often with animal characters
fable
folktale
myth
oral tradition
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words spoken by an actor intended to be heard by the audience but not other characters
aside
in the round
inside
amphitheatre
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one who carries out the action in a literary work
epigram
euphony
character
catharsis
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a brief, witty poem
epigraph
epitaph
epipen
epigram
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a clash between opposing forces
antithesis
thesis
antogonist
conflict
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"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"
assonance
elegy
alliteration
personification
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a speech given by one character
mongoose
mondrian
monologue
monclair
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harsh or discordant sounds in a literary work
cacophony
euphony
denotation
scansion
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the speaker of a literary work
narrative
point-of-view
narrator
speaker
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the interpretive level of a word based on its associated images
tone
denotation
connotation
mood
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a traditional aspect of a literary work
convention
flashback
dactyl
parable
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the inclusion of humor to contrast with tragic elements
mood enhancement
comic relief
humor break
laugh nugget
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devices which enable writers to operate on levels other than the literal
figurative language
simile
irony
metaphor
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a formal, lengthy poem that celebrates a particular subject
apostrophe
ballad
allusion
ode
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a pattern of beats in poetry
monologue
meter
metaphor
metonymy
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the total effect of related sensory images in a work of literature
figurative
imagery
connotation
denotation
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"the god from the machine"
satire
deus ex machina
sestet
irony
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a poem that depicts a conversation between the speaker and an implied listener
aubade
spondee
elegy
dramatic monologue
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a lengthy, elevated poem celebrating the exploits of a hero
ode
ballad
sonnet
epic
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an unexpected contrast between what happens and what was expected to happen
parody
contrast
irony
parable
34
two lines of rhyming poetry
parody
couplet
diatribe
doublet
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a metrical unit in poetry; a syllabic measure of a line
dactyl
foot
pterodactyl
spondee
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a simple narrative poem that is written in quatrains, generally with a rhyme scheme of abcd
ballad
lyric
sonnet
sestet
