An imitation; comically exaggerated

The main events of a composition

In poetry, moving from one line to next without punctuation

Used to suggest resemblance without using like or as

Exaggerated statements that aren't serious

Into the middle of a narrative; without introduction

Reference to something in literature or pop culture

A problem man has with man, self, or external forces

A distinct feature or dominant idea in a composition

The location, time, & atmosphere set in a story

When the audience knows something the character doesn't

A thing that stands for itself & something beyond itself

A line/set of lines at the end of a stanza, A repeated part of a poem, A section of a longer composition

A warning/indication of the future

A work of non-fiction written about and by the author

A long speech with one character (alone)

The Odyssey, The Iliad, A narrative in which a hero goes on a journey, A story in which a hero comes back changed

A person says/writes one thing and means another (opposite)

Two words with corresponding sounds

Criticizes foolishness & corruption using humor, Intended to improve humanity

Human qualities are given to an animal, object, or idea

When one character tells the story

A statement that seems to say two opposite things, but true

A character that opposes the protagonist (bad guy)

An emotional poem with music(-like) rhythm

Macbeth, A composition depicting serious & important events, sad end

Apparent contradictory terms that appear in conjunction

Words associated with a sound something makes

A group of stressed and unstressed syllables

When the opposite of the appropriate thing occurs

parts of a sentence that are grammatically similar

When an all-knowing narrator voices the story, A Point of View

Two lines that successively rhyme

A poem consisting of 14 lines of rhyming iambic

A character that opposes the antagonist (good guy), The opposite of the antagonist

A work of literature portraying an idealized country life

Long & short patterns with stressed & unstressed syllables, Pattern of beats or stresses (in poetry, music, etc.)

A short story, typically with animals; conveying a moral

A lyric poem directed to a subject

A long speech on a character’s thoughts, spoken to any #

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Dialogue
Personal meaning of something
Dictionary definition
A narrative poem in which a hero goes on a journey
Conversation between 2+ people
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Parody
Intended to improve humanity
An imitation; comically exaggerated
Exaggerated statements that aren't serious
Criticizes foolishness and corruption uing humor
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Plot
Criticizes foolishness & corruption using humor
When one character tells the story
The main events of a composition
When an all-knowing narrator voices the story
4
Enjambment
A group of lines
Two lines that successively rhyme
In poetry, moving from one line to next without punctuation
A poem of 14 lines of rhyming iambic
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Metaphor
A traditional story; often supernatural
A distinct feature or dominant idea in a composition
Used to suggest resemblance without using like or as
A fictional prose, mostly representing things realistically
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Hyperbole
Into the middle of a narrative; without intro(preamble)
Exaggerated statements that aren't serious
Poetry with no constraints
Factual stories about someone's life
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in medias res
A lyric poem in the form of an address to a subject
Into the middle of a narrative; without introduction
An emotional poem with music(-like) rhythm
Factual stories about someone's life
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Allusion
A work of non-fiction written about and by the author
Repeat of a consonant sound
Reference to something in literature or pop culture
Personal meaning of something
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Conflict
Dictionary definition
Conversation between 2+ people
Personal meaning of something
A problem man has with man, self, or external forces
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Motif
Used to suggest resemblance without using like or as
A traditional story; often supernatural
Factual stories about someone's life
A distinct feature or dominant idea in a composition
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Stanza
A line in which the idea/sentence runs on to the next line
A group of lines
A line of verse consisting of five metrical feet
A poem that tells a story in four line grouplings
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Setting
A section of a longer composition
A short saying, stating a general truth/bit of advice
The location, time, & atmosphere set in a story
The main events of a composition
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Dramatic Irony
Exaggerated statements that aren't serious
When the audience knows something the character doesn't
When the opposite of the appropriate thing occurs
A person says/writes one thing and mean another (opposite)
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Symbol
A thing that stands for itself & something beyond itself
Repetition of similar sounds between 2 words
The location, time, & atmosphere set in a story
Criticizes foolishness & corruption using humor
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Refrain
A line/set of lines at the end of a stanza
A repeated part of a poem
A section of a longer composition
Long & short patterns with stressed & unstressed syllables
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Foreshadowing
A warning/indication of the future
A short story, typically with animals; conveying a moral
A traditional story; often supernatural
Poetry with no constraints
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Autobiography
Personal meaning of something
A work of non-fiction written about and by the author
Repeat of a consonant sound
Reference to something in literature or pop culture
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Monologue
A long speech on a character’s thoughts, spoken to any #
A distinct feature or dominant idea in a composition
A fictional prose, mostly representing things realistically
A long speech with one character (alone)
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Line
A group of stressed and unstressed syllables
Groups of words in a poem
A repeated part of a poem
Two words with corresponding sounds
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Epic
The Odyssey
The Iliad
A narrative in which a hero goes on a journey
A story in which a hero comes back changed
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Denotation
Conversation between 2+ people
Dictionary definition
A narrative poem in which a hero goes on a journey
Personal meaning of something
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Verbal Irony
When the audience knows something the character doesn't
A person says/writes one thing and means another (opposite)
Exaggerated statements that aren't serious
When the opposite of the appropriate thing occurs
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Rhyme
The repeat of consonant sounds
A repeated part of a poem
Two lines that successively rhyme
Two words with corresponding sounds
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Satire
Criticizes foolishness & corruption using humor
A composition depicting serious & important events, sad end
A thing that stands for itself & something beyond itself
Intended to improve humanity
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Personification
A statement that seems to say two opposite things, but true
A work of literature portraying an idealized country life
The state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way
Human qualities are given to an animal, object, or idea
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Connotation
Conversation between 2+ people
A narrative poem in which a hero goes on a journey
Dictionary definition
Personal meaning of something
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1st Person POV
When the story is told by using pronouns
A character that opposes the antagonist (good guy)
When an all-knowing narrator voices the story
When one character tells the story
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Paradox
A place to dock your boat
A statement that seems to say two opposite things, but true
A work of literature portraying an idealized country life
The state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way
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Antagonist
A character that opposes the antagonist (good guy)
A thing that stands for itself & something beyond itself
A conflict taking place within a character's own mind
A character that opposes the protagonist (bad guy)
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Alliteration
Reference to something in literature or pop culture
Dictionary definition
Repeat of consonant sounds
A work of non-fiction written about and by the author
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Lyric Poetry
Factual stories about someone's life
A traditional story; often supernatural
An emotional poem with music(-like) rhythm
Poetry with no constraints
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Tragedy
A character that opposes the antagonist (good guy)
Macbeth
A composition depicting serious & important events, sad end
Intended to improve humanity
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Oxymoron
Apparent contradictory terms that appear in conjunction
Exaggerated statements that aren't serious
A statement that seems to say two opposite things, but true
An imitation of a composition; comically exaggerated
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Onomatopoeia
Two words with corresponding sounds
Apparent contradictory terms that appear in conjunction
Words associated with a sound something makes
The repetition of a consonant sound
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Foot
A group of lines
A group of stressed and unstressed syllables
A repeated part of a poem
Groups of words in a poem
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Situational Irony
When the opposite of the appropriate thing occurs
Exaggerated statements that aren't serious
A person says/writes one thing and means another (opposite)
When the audience knows something the character doesn't
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Parallelism
An imitation of a composition; comically exaggerated
A statement that seems to say two opposite things, but true
parts of a sentence that are grammatically similar
A work of literature portraying an idealized country life
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Omniscient POV
When an all-knowing narrator voices the story
When the story is told by using pronouns
A Point of View
When one character tells the story
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Couplet
Groups of words in a poem
A group of lines
Two words with corresponding sounds
Two lines that successively rhyme
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Sonnet
A repeated part of a poem
A poem consisting of 14 lines of rhyming iambic
Two lines that successively rhyme
Foot made up of an unstressed syllable followed by stressed
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Free Verse
A warning/indication of the future
Exaggerated statements that aren't serious
Into the middle of a narrative; without intro(preamble)
Poetry with no rules
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Protagonist
A character that opposes the antagonist (good guy)
The opposite of the antagonist
The main events of a composition
Criticizes foolishness & corruption using humor
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Pastoral
The state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way
Human qualities are given to an animal, object, or idea
A statement that seems to say two opposite things, but true
A work of literature portraying an idealized country life
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Rhythm
Foot made up of an unstressed syllable followed by stressed
Long & short patterns with stressed & unstressed syllables
Pattern of beats or stresses (in poetry, music, etc.)
Two words with corresponding sounds
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Fable
A warning/indication of the future
Poetry with no constraints
Exaggerated statements that aren't serious
A short story, typically with animals; conveying a moral
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Ode
A poem that tells a story in four line grouplings
An emotional poem with music(-like) rhythm
A lyric poem directed to a subject
A narrative poem in which a hero goes on a journey
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Soliloquy
Intended to improve humanity
A long speech on a character’s thoughts, spoken to any #
Criticizes foolishness & corruption
A thing that stands for itself & something beyond itself

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