AS English I Lit. Term Review

A relatively uncomplicated character who does not change. Two dimensional.

Hints or clues that suggest what will happen later.

Repeated vowel sounds.

Obvious and intentional exaggeration.

A discrepancy between expectations and reality

A joke exploiting/playing on the different possible meanings of a word.

A reference to, or a representation of, people, places, events, literary work, myths, art.

A word or phrase open to two interpretations (one usually crass/risque).

When an inanimate object or idea is given human qualities or abilities.

Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Gives poetry a rhythmical, melodious sound.

The character or force in conflict with the central character.

A character who changes.

The repetition of conjunctions.

The tragic hero is the _____ in the drama.

A lack of conjunctions.

The disastrous resolution of a tragedy.

A character who does not change.

Line of verse with 5 metrical feet each consisting of one unstressed and one stressed syllable.

A narrative that begins somewhere in the middle.

Characters who share several qualities-Used to highlight and compliment each other's traits.

The speaker (or author's) choice of words.

The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences.

Metrical writing. Writing with a poetic structure.

Someone or something that speeds up or brings about an event.

A speech a character delivers directly to the audience while alone on stage.

A comparison using the connective words "like" or "as."

An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a characteristic of the person mentioned.

All of the following apply to a tragic hero EXCEPT _____.

A release of emotions. Purging feelings as a result of seeing the horrific events in a tragedy.

A paradox reduced to two juxtaposed words.

An association between two unlike things sustained through a passage.

When the author leaves the audience in suspense.

The substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensive.

Characters who contrast with one another in order to highlight the characteristics of both.

In a metaphor, the object whose attributes are borrowed.

A discrepancy between what the character perceives and what the audience/reader knows.

Stimulates one of the five senses (hearing, taste, sight, touch, smell).

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or sentences.

A personality trait or characteristic that leads to the downfall of the tragic hero.

A figure of speech where a writer makes a situation seem less important than it is.

A tragic hero must possess/go through all of the following EXCEPT _____.

Unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter.

A question where the answer is obvious or obviously desired.

A lengthy speech delivered by a single character to another character/other characters.

Complex, well developed characters who undergo significant development.

A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true.

The use of one object or action to represent or suggest something else.

Establishes a contrasting relationship between two ideas-juxtaposes them in parallel structure.

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

A conflict between a character and an outside force (social, physical).

A stereotypical character who audiences recognize from frequent recurrences in lit.

The author's attitude toward the writing (subject, characters, the situation, etc.).

The general atmosphere created by the author's words. The feeling the reader gets.

An association between two unlike things-"Iago is a snake."

Excessive pride that approaches arrogance.

A form of understatement where an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite.

Saying one thing and meaning another.

Where someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive.

A character's dialogue is not meant to be heard by other characters on stage.

Writing with no formal structure. Writing that embodies natural, everyday speech.

An unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation.

The idea that fate, destiny, or god controls and toys with human hopes and expectations.