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Duplicate of Literary Terms and Poetic Devices for 9C Final 2016
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This is a review quiz of literary terms and poetic devices #literaryterms #poeticdevices
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the array of images in a literary work
imagery
scansion
stanza
symbol
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A speaker's attitude as exposed through stylistic choices
diction
style
syntax
tone
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the most common English meter
triplet
couplet
iambic pentameter
blank verse
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A writer's choice of words
denotation
dialogue
dialect
diction
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a figure of speech in which an animal or inanimate object is imbued with human qualities
passive voice
persona
personification
parable
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a reference to another work of literature, art, or a historical event is called
alliteration
allusion
allegory
assonance
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A poetic form of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with a particular rhyme scheme
ballad
elegy
sonnet
dramatic monologue
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the pattern in which the rhymed line endings are arranged in a poem
scansion
rhyme
rhyme scheme
metre
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The emotional release felt by the audience at the end of a tragic drama
Caesura
Catharsis
Epiphany
Anagnorisis
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a two line stanze in a poem
rhyme
couplet
metre
consonance
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In classical Greek drama, this group delivers commentary on the play's action.
choir
comic relief
commentators
chorus
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A four-line stanza
octet
quatrain
sestet
tercet
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Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis
hubris
hyberbole
conceit
irony
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A character embodying only one or two traits who lacks character development
a flat character
a minor character
a round character
a foil
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the repetition of sound patterns that creates a rhythm in poetry
scansion
assonance
rhyme
metre
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"…the eyes chilly and somber like the ocean in March" is an example of
Oxymoron
Simile
Metaphor
Parable
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"And this same flower that smiles today/Tomorrow will be dying" is an example of
Simile
onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Personification
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the analysis of a poem to determine its metre and rhyme scheme
triplet
scansion
consonance
symbol
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"Murderous innocence" is an example of
synecdoche
onomatopoeia
overstatement
oxymoron
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Meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition
connotations
consonance
colloquialism
denotations
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a three line stanza
triplet
tri-tip
3 liner
couplet
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a poetic device where the first consonant sounds in words are repeated
scansion
metre
consonance
alliteration
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a pause in a line of poetry, usually occuring in the middle
scansion
imagery
caesura
couplet
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something that suggests or stands for something else
triplet
symbol
rhyme scheme
caesura
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The repetition of vowel sounds in a sequence of words
consonance
assonance
cacophony
alliteration
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the dictionary definition of a word
triplet
conotation
denotation
scansion
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A pointed discrepancy between what is expected and what actually happens in a story
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
metaphysical irony
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Verse form in unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter that comes close to the patterns of speaking
onomatopoeia
Free verse
Blank verse
metaphysical conceit
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generally refers to a poem in which words sound identical or very similiar in two or more lines
imagery
rhyme
scansion
symbol
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fixed poems that are categorized by the pattern of lines, meter and rhythm
scansion
closed form
caesura
metre
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The point in a story when the conflict reaches its highest intensity
falling action
climax
tension
rising action
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a form of poetry that does not have a regular rhythm or rhyme scheme
Farce
Free verse
Blank verse
Elegy
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a dominant idea in an artistic or literary work that recurs throughout literary history
conceit
symbol
motif
mood
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a subdivision of a poem consisting of lines grouped together
couplet
closed form
metre
stanza
