English 298 Vocab

a term for the different kinds of literary work

a voice or character that tells a story

far-flung metaphor comparing dissimilar things

a direct address to an absent person or thing as if it were present and sentient

an idealized rendition of rural life

stanza with eight lines

the dictionary meaning of a word

the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness

a person, place, or thing in a narrative that suggests meanings beyond its literal sense

the basic unit of measurement in metrical poetry

a statement that is self-contradictory, but reveals some deeper sense

a comparison of two unlike things – uses like, as, or than

a series of words that refers to a sensory object

an expression or comparison whose meaning is not literal

a word, phrase, line, or stanza repeated at intervals in a song or poem

a figure imagined by an author to be the speaker of a poem, story, or novel

a brief, sometimes indirect reference in a text to a person, place, thing, or prior text

saying one thing is something else, which, in literal sense, it is not

a stanza consisting of four lines

a lament or a meditative poem, usually on the occasion of a death or other solemn event

a poem, stanza, or unit of six lines of verse

a thing, an animal, or an abstraction is endowed with human characteristics

"seize the day"

a poem written as a speech made by a character

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

repetition of two or more vowel sounds in successive words

a type of emotional songlike poetry, distinguished from dramatic and narrative poetry

a poem of fourteen lines, traditionally written in iambic pentameter

an element that recurs significantly throughout a narrative

the repetition of a consonant sound

looks like a ballad, but not plot heavy; emotional and introspective

a sonnet consisting of an octave and a sestet

the study of metrical and rhythmic structures in poetry and prose

poetry with no consistent meter

literally, an “unfolding;" close analysis

a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a couplet with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg

two or more words that contain an identical or similar vowel sound

a mocking imitation of a literary work or style, usually for comic purposes

a song or songlike poem that tells a story

a systematic rhythmic pattern of stresses in verse