a comparison to make to make things clearer

similar vowel sounds imbedded in a series of words

words or lines that are repeated in poetry

an element that repeats throughout a piece

the most common stanza in English language poetry

purging of feelings that occur in the audience of a tragedy

any forced or improbable device in plot resolution

something appears to have more than one plausible meaning

exaggeration to the point of ridiculous

using two terms together with opposing meaning

a statement that one thing is something else

the beats within a line of poetry

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Analogy
brief reference to person, place or thing
thing written means something else
a comparison to make to make things clearer
turning point in the action
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Assonance
similar consonant sounds imbedded in a series of words
similar vowel sounds imbedded in a series of words
words which signify the sounds they represent
two words with opposing meanings
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Refrain
a stanza consisting of four line
words or lines that are repeated in poetry
a stanza of eight lines
a group of three lines of verse
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Motif
exaggeration to the point of ridiculous
an element that repeats throughout a piece
a play on words
words or lines that are repeated in poetry
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Quatrain
the most common stanza in English language poetry
a stanza of six lines
poetic form made famous by Shakespeare
two words with identical sounds at the end of the words
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Catharsis
reference to things of significance later in the plot
purging of feelings that occur in the audience of a tragedy
third stage of plot
struggle between or among characters
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When complete thoughts run from one line of poetry into the next
enjambment
soliloquy
hubris
denotation
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A character who does not have the ability to change his/her beliefs or behavior
ant-hero
antagonist
protagonist
static character
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Term used to describe the first eight lines of a sonnet
tercet
octave
couplet
sestet
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A fatal weakness or moral flaw in the protagonist that brings him/her to a tragic end
resolution
anti-hero
tragic flaw
conflict
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Symbolism
meaning beyond the literal
A comparison of two things
A brief reference in a text to a person,
one thing is something else
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Dues ex machine
the turning downward of the plot in a classical tragedy
any forced or improbable device in plot resolution
overwhelming pride or insolence that leads to ruin
a fatal weakness or moral flaw
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Ambiguity
something appears to have more than one plausible meaning
casual or informal language of native speakers
not enough information is provided to establish meaning
a brief reference to a person, place or thing
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Hyperbole
the structure used in a literary work
exaggeration to the point of ridiculous
a play on words
a prose narrative too short to be published its own book
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Oxymoron
exaggeration to the point of ridiculous
attributing lifelike qualities to soemthing not human
using two terms together with opposing meaning
a play on words
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Metaphor
a recurring symbol, character or event
meaning beyond the literal
a statement that one thing is something else
a comparison of two things
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Fable
a brief narrative with a moral
short narrative without complex plot
a prose narrative
exaggerated short narrative
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What is NOT an onomatopoeia?
crash
don't
bang
spash
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a literary device when the writer writes one thing but means another
cosmic irony
ambiguity
irony
climax
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Meter
poetic foot comprising three syllables
grouping of syllables or beats
analysis of a poem's meter
the beats within a line of poetry

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