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Kind” Or “Type” (French). The classification of literary works on the basis of their content, form, or technique

The association evoked by a work beyond its denotation

A figure of speech that compares two distinct things by using words such as like or as to like the two

The repetition of sounds in a sequence of words, generally consonant sounds

A narrative that has at least two levels of meaning: Surface and deep level

The attitude of the author toward the reader or the subject matter of a literary work.

Repetition of a consonant sound following different vowel sounds in proximate words

A literary genre that uses irony, wit, and sarcasm to expose humanity's vices and foibles

A grouped set of lines in a poem, usually physically set off from other clusters by a blank line

A literary device, style, situation, or form so widely employed that it has become accepted and expected by audiences

In a play, a monologue delivered by a character alone on stage that reveals information that the audience wants

A term referring to a fictional prose narrative ranging from 50 - 100 pages in length

A relatively long, serious, and meditative lyric poem that treats a noble or elevated subject in a dignified calm manner

A comment addressed to someone not present or to a personified object

A figure of speech in which one thing is represented by another that is commonly and often associated with it

A brief imaginative poem characterized by the fervent but structured expression of private thought by a single speaker

A figure of speech that bestows human characteristics on anything not human

A poetic expression that spans more than one line.

refers to reflective poems that lament the loss of something or someone

Characteristics of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar conversation

Dialogue, description, etc. that gives the audience or reader the background of the characters and the present situation

Material or scenes that have been left out of a story

something being stated in such a way that cannot be definitely determined

A short saying embodying a general truth, astute observation

A literary device involving unusual use of language, often to associate distinct things.

An image, figure, character type, setting, or story pattern

A third person point of view in fictional writing. The narrator is often described as “God-like”.

A rhyme in which the words contain similar sounds but do not rhyme perfectly. EX: Horse/Hearse

The persona or voice that narrates a poem

A similarity between like features of two things

Something that is not placed in its proper historical time period.

An amusing and entertaining drama. Often contrasted with tradegy

A position taken by someone on a particular topic with the intent of proving that position plausible or correct.

The substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive harsh

An expression whose meaning is not predictable form the usual meanings of its constituent elements EX: a piece of cake

Poetry that lacks a regular meter does not rhyme, and use irregular (and sometimes very short) line lengths

A provincial, rural, or socially distinct variety of a language that differs from the standard language, jargon

The analysis using visual symbols of poetic meter; the more or less regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

A non human force resolves a seemingly unresolvable conflict in a literary work

refers to any person, entity, or spirit - real or imaginary- invoked for guidance and inspiration

A contradiction between appearance or expectation and reality : 3 types

Deliberate exaggeration to achieve an effect, whether serious, comic or ironic

A meter that employs 10 syllables per line (five iambs) “I am a pirate with a wooden leg”

The forms of a work containing series of incidents or episodes that are loosely connected by a larger subject

The general feeling created in the reader or the audience.

Intended to instruct or provide information for a particular purpose.

A surprising comparison between two dissimilar things - an extended metaphor.

A convention in drama

An indirect reference to a person, event, statement, or theme found

Repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables

The character pitted against the protagonist.

A humorous scene inserted into a serious work.

Comedy in which distortion and exaggeration are employed to evoke ridicule

A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole, or the opposite

Humorous imitation of a specific literary work or style for comic effect, usually to mock that work, author, or style

Word choice. Typically divided into two components: vocab and syntax.

A figure of speech that juxtaposes two apparently contradictory words. EX: living death, extreme moderation

The arrangement—the ordering, grouping, and placement—of words within a sentence.

describe ideas and denote general qualities of persons or things

A brief account of some interesting and often humorous incident.

The more or less regular pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in poetry

Any unrhymed verse, but usually unrhymed iambic pentameter.

French for “Unknotting”, the events following the climax

A line of poetry in which a grammatical pause

The erroneous substitution for the correct word of a word similar in sound but very different meaning

A word’s literal and primary meaning, independent of any connotations

Something that, although it is of interest in its own right, stands for or suggests something larger and more complex

A unifying element in an artistic work especially any recurring image, symbol, theme, character type,or narrative detail

A reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases

Long and formal narrative poem written in elevated style

A short fictional tale with a specific moral. The moral is often expressed at the end of the tale. Often feature animals

The movement of a character from childhood to adulthood, innocence to experience, and ignorance to knowledge

A lyric poem in which the speaker addresses a silent listener

The native speech or language of a place, the plain variety of language in everyday use by ordinary people

The protagonist gains some crucial knowledge that he or she did not have

A rhetorical figure in which two ideas are directly opposed

Words that sound similar like what they mean or signify meanings through sound effectsEX: Hiss, sizzle

The adventures of a likable rascal. Episodic in structure.

A short poem with a brief, pointedly humorous, quotable ending or simply terse, witty statement

Rhyme that occurs within a line of verse