a pause within a line of poetry, usually at punctuation

words or lines that are repeated in poetry

any forced or improbable device in plot resolution

an element that repeats throughout a piece

the most common stanza in English language poetry

a statement that one thing is something else

something appears to have more than one plausible meaning

using two terms together with opposing meaning

exaggeration to the point of ridiculous

similar vowel sounds imbedded in a series of words

a comparison to make to make things clearer

the beats within a line of poetry

purging of feelings that occur in the audience of a tragedy

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Caesura
conversational speech
a pause within a line of poetry, usually at punctuation
when something appears to have more than one meaning
the most common and well-known meter of unrhymed poetry
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Refrain
a group of three lines of verse
a stanza consisting of four line
words or lines that are repeated in poetry
a stanza of eight lines
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Term used to describe the first eight lines of a sonnet
tercet
octave
sestet
couplet
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When complete thoughts run from one line of poetry into the next
enjambment
denotation
soliloquy
hubris
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Dues ex machine
any forced or improbable device in plot resolution
overwhelming pride or insolence that leads to ruin
a fatal weakness or moral flaw
the turning downward of the plot in a classical tragedy
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Motif
an element that repeats throughout a piece
a play on words
exaggeration to the point of ridiculous
words or lines that are repeated in poetry
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Quatrain
the most common stanza in English language poetry
a stanza of six lines
poetic form made famous by Shakespeare
two words with identical sounds at the end of the words
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Symbolism
A brief reference in a text to a person,
A comparison of two things
meaning beyond the literal
one thing is something else
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a literary device when the writer writes one thing but means another
cosmic irony
ambiguity
climax
irony
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Metaphor
a recurring symbol, character or event
a comparison of two things
a statement that one thing is something else
meaning beyond the literal
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A character who does not have the ability to change his/her beliefs or behavior
ant-hero
protagonist
antagonist
static character
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Ambiguity
casual or informal language of native speakers
something appears to have more than one plausible meaning
not enough information is provided to establish meaning
a brief reference to a person, place or thing
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Oxymoron
attributing lifelike qualities to soemthing not human
a play on words
exaggeration to the point of ridiculous
using two terms together with opposing meaning
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Hyperbole
the structure used in a literary work
a play on words
exaggeration to the point of ridiculous
a prose narrative too short to be published its own book
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Assonance
two words with opposing meanings
similar consonant sounds imbedded in a series of words
words which signify the sounds they represent
similar vowel sounds imbedded in a series of words
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Analogy
brief reference to person, place or thing
turning point in the action
a comparison to make to make things clearer
thing written means something else
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Fable
exaggerated short narrative
a narrative that tells a story
short narrative without complex plot
a brief narrative with a moral
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A fatal weakness or moral flaw in the protagonist that brings him/her to a tragic end
conflict
tragic flaw
anti-hero
resolution
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Meter
the beats within a line of poetry
analysis of a poem's meter
grouping of syllables or beats
poetic foot comprising three syllables
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Catharsis
struggle between or among characters
purging of feelings that occur in the audience of a tragedy
third stage of plot
reference to things of significance later in the plot

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