Duplicate of AP LIT glossary terms

A morning love song or a poem or song about lovers parting at dawn

the release of emotion that the audience of a tragedy experiences

 a break or a pause in a line of poetry indicated by punctuation, to emphasize meaning

a brief reference to a well-known person, event, or work

a love poem set at dawn which bids farewell to the beloved

a work that functions on a symbolic level

a clash between opposing forces

the speaker of a literary work

a brief witty poem often used by Alexander Pope for satiric commentary

unrhymed iambic pentameter

two lines of rhyming poetry

a response to a person's argument by attacking the person's character rather than logic.

when characters inhabit a reality different from what we consider the objective world

a metrical foot consisting of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented one.

a formal, lengthy poem that celebrates a particular subject

a lengthy elevated poem that celebrates the exploits of a hero

writing that reflects a personal image of a character, event or concept

direct address in poetry: "O, west wind..."

the repetition or variations of an image or idea

a brief witty poem

a metrical unit in poetry; a syllabic measure of a line

the pleasant, mellifluous presentation of sounds

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"

a poem that laments the dead or a loss

"the god from the machine" 

a poem that depicts a conversation between the speaker and an implied listener

simple narrative poem, often with dialogue, written in quatrains, generally rhyme scheme  abcd

harsh or discordant sounds in a literary work

the turning point of action or character in a literary work; the highest moment of tension

devices which enable writers to operate on levels other than the literal

a pattern of beats in poetry

an eight line stanza

a speech given by one character

background information presented in a literary work

A morning love song or a poem or song about lovers parting at dawn

the total effect of related sensory images in a work of literature

a traditional aspect of a literary work

a device that enables a writer to refer to past thoughts and events

a simple, symbolic story, often with animal characters

a type of lyric poem which extols the virtues of an ideal place or time

a verbal approximation of a sensory impression, concept, or emotion

one who opposes the protagonist

the author's choice of words

one who carries out the action in a literary work

a break or pause within a line of poetry indicated by punctuation

the literal meaning or dictionary definition of a word

The literal or dictionary meaning of a word

a metrical pattern of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented syllable

a reference contained in a work

a brief, witty poem

a verb that needs a direct object to complete its meaning

extreme exaggeration (for effect)

background information presented in a literary work

words spoken by an actor intended to be heard by the audience but not other characters

a direct comparison between dissimilar things

type of poetry which explores philosophical ideas via metaphors

a set of seemingly contradictory elements which nevertheless reflects an underlying truth

two lines of rhyming poetry,  to conclude a scene, an important passage or a sonnet

a representative term is used for a larger idea

the duplication of final syllable sounds in two or more lines

a foot of poetry consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables

poetry without a defined form, meter or rhyme scheme

the interpretive level of a word based on its associated images 

an unexpected contrast between what happens and what was expected to happen

substitution of name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant  suit-executive

 2 or more clauses balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures for effect

unrhymed iambic pentameter

the conclusion or resolution in a literary work

A secondary plot that explores ideas different from the main storyline.

the inclusion of humor to contrast with tragic elements

a lengthy, elevated poem celebrating the exploits of a hero

a poem that laments the dead or another loss

a figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole

a metrical pattern: unstressed, unstressed, stressed

the pleasant mellifluous presentation of sounds in a literary work

a simple narrative poem that is written in quatrains, generally with a rhyme scheme of abcd

an eight-line stanza

a foot of poetry consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables

a type of poetry characterized by emotion, personal feelings, and brevity

when a poetic line is not end-stopped

a technique in poetry that involves the running on of a line or stanza to the next line

a poem that tells a story