a poem that references the life of the pasture, poem that depicts rustic life in idyllic, idealized terms

a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced

chain extending from lowest to humans to spiritual beings

phrases that require the listener to make assumptions

a formal poem; a meditation on death or another solemn theme

a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident

wrote poems about death and immorality

artistic style of the seventeenth century; extra and bold

peps give meaning to their lives through choices and actions

Produced low quality literature for the masses, associated with "hack writers" and low end publishing houses

leads to the downfall of the hero

a word free from limitations or qualifications

cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words, pie in the sky

Repetition of words derived from the same root

this question is really hard, substituting the name of one object for another associated

an octave and a sestet. abbaabba (cdecde or cdcdcd), Petrarchan Sonnet

a formal speech praising a person who died

Repetition of a consonant sound

a display of learning or scholarship

repetition of the same word or phrase in the beginning

a sentence that makes a statement or declaration

law was a systematic and coherent formulation

stressed spontaneity/spirituality not apathy/conformity.

lapsing into exaggerated enthusiasm

a standard theme, element, or dramatic situation that recurs, a distinctive feature or dominant idea

a reference to something that the reader will recognize

rhyme scheme is abab with iambic pentameter

a familiar proverb or wise saying

mistaken substitution of one word for another similar word

one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

a conclusion is reached by general to specific case

a sentence set off against itself to emphasize a point

the state of being other or different; otherness

The compounding of multiple figures of speech

a word formed from the initial letters of words

narrative poem in four-line stanzas; swift action and direct

styles of the British colonies in America in the 16-1700s

Rustic, straight-talking, unsophisticated, not anxious

Stressed, unstressed unstressed

two or more coordinate independent clauses

harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds

rhyming of two or more words in the same line of poetry

the word choices made by a writer

a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor

in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite

a brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying

having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing

the use of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural

a construction without conjunctions

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Pastoral
Rustic, straight-talking, unsophisticated
a poem that references the life of the pasture
poem that depicts rustic life in idyllic, idealized terms
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Antithesis
a statement consisting of two parallel but also reversed
a sermon, or a moralistic lecture
a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced
the main idea of a main work
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Great Chain of Being
chain extending from lowest to humans to spiritual beings
it's the other one guys
4
Implied Action
something that has not actually happened
not exactly connected to the form of writing
phrases that require the listener to make assumptions
grammatical form in which the verb is replaced by an adverb
5
Elegy
a formal poem; a meditation on death or another solemn theme
a formal poem; celebrating and/or praising an idea or object
a formal poem; primarily for weddings
a formal poem; lamenting the passing of a person or idea
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Anecdote
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
In a plot, the tying up of loose ends
a sentence that makes a statement or declaration
a brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident
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Graveyard School
existential group, dealing with death
realistic, sensual group of poets
aggressive or bloody works
wrote poems about death and immorality
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Baroque
artistic style of the seventeenth century; extra and bold
A period in the 1920s when African-American works flourished
8th century movement advocated reason as the universal truth
artistic style of the eighteenth century; smooth and soft
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Existentialism
Ralph Waldo Emerson
peps give meaning to their lives through choices and actions
philosophy that divinity pervades all nature and humanity
release the creative potential of the unconscious mind
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Grub Street
cheap popular serial literature
Produced low quality literature for the masses
associated with "hack writers" and low end publishing houses
cheap stories that featured sensational stories
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Hubris
the three headed dog from Hades
turns the fortunes of the hero
leads to the downfall of the hero
a major flaw
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Absolute
the point of highest interest
a reference to something
a word free from limitations or qualifications
a detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently
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Idiom
cannot be understood from the literal meaning of the words
pie in the sky
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Polyptoton
the omission or absence of a conjunction
which conjunctions are used repeatedly in quick succession
Repetition of words derived from the same root
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Metonymy
this question is really hard
in which a part is made to represent the whole
reference by means of another thing that is remotely related
substituting the name of one object for another associated
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Italian sonnet
an octave and a sestet. abbaabba (cdecde or cdcdcd)
3 Quatrains and a couplet abab, bcbc, cdcd, ee
Petrarchan Sonnet
3 Quatrains and an ending couplet abab cdcd efef gg no volta
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Eulogy
a poem meant to be sung
a formal speech praising a person who died
a mournful song, piece of music, or poem for the dead
a poem of serious reflection, a lament for the dead
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Consonance
the repetition of initial sounds in successive words
Repetition of a consonant sound
harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds
forming a pleasing or consistent whole
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Pedantic
a display of learning or scholarship
intended to teach or instruct
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Anaphora
repetition of the same word or phrase in the beginning
A narrative poem written in four-line stanzas
a construction without conjunctions
a detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently
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Declarative
a declaration
a sentence that makes a statement or declaration
the declaration of independence
Jeff Kinney
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Grimm's Law
revival of English- returning to Latin or Greek roots
formula for most stories in the pre-industrial era
the law of fairy tales and their plot process
law was a systematic and coherent formulation
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Beat Generation
wrote poems about death and immorality.
stressed spontaneity/spirituality not apathy/conformity.
focused on immorality and disturbing writings
specializing in bloodshed and violence
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Pindarism
i've never seen this word so it's the other one
lapsing into exaggerated enthusiasm
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Couplet
A pair of rhymed lines
word choices made by a writer
a long narrative poem written in elevated style
Lines rhymed by their final two syllables.
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Motif
the image that carries the weight of the comparison
the theme
a standard theme, element, or dramatic situation that recurs
a distinctive feature or dominant idea
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Allusion
a reference to something that the reader will recognize
a brief narrative
a sentence that makes a statement or declaration
A natural pause or break in a line of poetry
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Heroic Quatrain
rhyme scheme is abba with iambic pentameter
rhyme scheme is abab with iambic pentameter
rhyme scheme is abab with iambic tetrameter
rhyme scheme is abab but no meter
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Adage
a literary work in which everything represents abstractions
a familiar proverb or wise saying
a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced
the repetition of initial sounds
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Malaporphism
a concise statement, often offering advice, an adage
speaker accidentally transposes the initial sounds of words
ye
mistaken substitution of one word for another similar word
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Complex Sentence
two or more independent and a dependent clause
two or more coordinate independent clauses
one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
one independent clause
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Colloqialism
the use of words not acceptable in an academic setting
informal words or expressions
improper grammar or pronunciation
words used in a common workplace shared by the people there
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Deductive Reasoning
a conclusion is reached by specific case to general
a conclusion is reached by general to specific case
Sherlock Holmes
reversal of strophe
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Balanced Sentence
a sentence set off against itself to emphasize a point
one independent clause and one dependent clause
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
A natural pause or break in a line of poetry
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Alterity
a moment of sudden revelation
people give meaning to their lives through their choices
a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced
the state of being other or different; otherness
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Metalepsis
event is narrated at a point later in the story
the transposition of sounds or letters in a word
The compounding of multiple figures of speech
the anticipation and answering of possible objections
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Acronym
A pair of rhymed lines
a word formed from the initial letters of words
verse in which certain letters form a word or message
poetry that is visually arranged to represent a topic
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Ballad
long narrative poem written in elevated style; narrative
a term used to point out a characteristic of a person
an image or metaphor that runs throughout
narrative poem in four-line stanzas; swift action and direct
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Colonial
Writing about the American frontier and frontier life
between formation of government and the 2nd revolution
1920s when African American artists began gaining popularity
styles of the British colonies in America in the 16-1700s
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Agroikos
the state of being other or different; otherness
A rhetorical figure of repetition
Rustic, straight-talking, unsophisticated, not anxious
an image or metaphor that runs throughout a work
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Dactylic
unstressed unstressed stressed
Stressed, unstressed unstressed
unstressed stressed
stressed unstressed
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Compound Sentence
two independent and one dependent clause
one independent clause
one independent clause and at least one dependent clause
two or more coordinate independent clauses
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Dissonance
unpleasant
harsh, inharmonious, or discordant sounds
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Leonine rhyme
rhyming on the last syllables
rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another
rhyming of two or more words in the same line of poetry
matching of meter rather than sound
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Diction
the use of exaggerated verbiage
the word choices made by a writer
the way in which words are placed by a writer
you can tell this was made for math because this
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Conceit
describe actual, specific things or events
a reversal of the hero's fortunes
a controlling image that runs throughout the piece
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
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Litotes
in which an idea is expressed by negating its opposite
i could really use some chinese food
exaggerated claims not meant to be taken literally
quality of ambiguity or disorientation
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Epigram
a brief saying for common use
a saying or statement on the title page of a work
a brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
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Didactic
to instruct
to learn
having the primary purpose of teaching or instructing
having the primary purpose of learning
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Polysyndeton
the use of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural
a comment that interrupts the immediate subject
the multiplicity of several works
a quick, witty reply
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Asyndeton
a construction without conjunctions
rhyme in which one word is forced to rhyme with two words.
omission of word or phrase which is grammatically necessary
Repetition of a consonant sound
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Heteromerous Rhyme
using the same word twice
one word is forced into a rhyme with two or more words
two different words that happen to sound the same
rhyming of the final words of lines in a poem
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Blood and Thunder
specializing in bloodshed/violence; have crime and emotion
low quality literature for the masses
poems about death and immorality. Written in a tone of gloom
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
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Archetype
informal words or expressions
a detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently
natural pause or break in a line of poetry
an expression that has been overused
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Fabliau
a story that concerns an unreal world
a story within a story
A short comic tale with a bawdy element
a brief story that leads to moral
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Bathos
a quality that evokes pity or sadness
the principle of reason and judgment,
the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community
insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing
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in medias res
traditionally- in between the reign of two monarchs
a handbook or guide kept constantly at hand for consultation
Action on the stage begins "in the middle"
sweet new style
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Connotation
informal words or expressions
the implied or associative meaning of a word
Literal meaning of a word
an image or metaphor that runs throughout a work
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Repartee
a central message to any sort of idea
a common proverb or use of idea
A quick, witty reply
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Lost Generation
American writers; against the lack of cosmopolitan culture
a London dining club focused on pursuing literature
a group with strong political and literary associations
19th-century American poets associated with New England
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Ambiguity
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
an expression that has been overused
harsh, inharmonious, or discordant
may be interpreted in more than one way
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THIS IS QUESTION 100
ye
ye
so i made all of them right
.... but they don't do points
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Concrete Details
relate to or describe actual, specific things or events
visually arranged to represent a topic
A collection of written scrolls
an image or metaphor that runs throughout a work
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Epithet
a song of mourning
an indirect, less offensive way of saying something
a term used to point out a characteristic of a person
an inscription on a tombstone or burial place
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Juxtaposition
two elements side by side to present comparison or contrast
when apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
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Parable
a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth
a short story conveying a moral
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
a simple story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson
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Epigraph
a saying or statement on the title page of a work
a brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying
a saying to express the main idea of a work
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
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Cumulative Sentence
a sentence expressing strong feeling, climax of a piece
a literary device by which a single sentence embodies a work
a sentence that makes a statement, runs through the piece
the main clause is elaborated by the successive clauses
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Feminine rhyme
Lines rhymed by their final two syllables.
rhyme in which two "inner" words rhyme within a single word
a complete rhyme
a rhyme of final stressed syllables
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Acrostic
verse in which certain letters form a word or message
A collection of various writings
Rustic,straight talking, unsophisticated, not self conscious
A narrative poem written in four-line stanzas
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Concrete Poetry
poetry that is visually arranged to represent a topic
A metrical pattern in poetry
The rhyming of two or more words in the same line of poetry
A Carmen Figuratum
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Maxim
a concise statement, often offering advice, an adage
a short pithy saying in general use
a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea
a concise statement, often offering advice, an adage
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Concordance
A collection of various works
An alphabetical list of the most pertinent works
In which the metaphor inhibits a larger entity
Books containing Enlightenment ideals, originated in France
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Inkhornists
advocates reading of the text itself and rejects criticism
removed material that is considered improper or offensive
an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack
A group who introduced Latin and Greek words into English
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Ode
a poem of serious but respectful exultation
A lyric poem usually marked exalted feelings to the object
lyrical poem meant to be sung
a poem of marraige
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Apostrophe
a construction without conjunctions
metaphor that runs throughout a literary work
statement of the meaning or main point of a literary work
in which one directly addresses imaginary person
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Chiasmus
main independent clause is elaborated by modifying clauses
two parallel parts in which the second part is reversed
a sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses
variety of speech with its own particular grammar
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Limerick
a lyric poem in the form of an address
first and third of which have five syllables and then seven
a humorous, often bawdy lyric
verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba
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Fleshly School
poems about death and immorality
a realistic, sensual school of poets
see literary work as a series of existential expressions
a group particularly focused with the "polite" and "proper"
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Caesura
A natural pause or break in a line of poetry
parallel parts in which the second part is reversed
idea that every species was a link on a chain
intentional exaggeration to create an effect
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Pathetic Fallacy
lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous
attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects
attribution of human traits to non-human entities
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Expletive
(of an argument or reaction) directed against a person
insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
a lengthy and aggressive speech
an interjection to lend emphasis; sometimes a profanity
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Denotation
Literal meaning of a word
spoonerisms
dictionary definition of a word
implied or common meaning of a word
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English sonnet
2 Quatrains and a sestet abba cddc (efgefg efefef)
an octave and a sestet. abbaabba (cdecde or cdcdcd)
3 Quatrains and an ending couplet. abab, cdcd, efef, gg.
3 Quatrains and an ending couplet abab cdcd efef gg no volta
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Naturalism
the doctrine that the world can be understood in science
ethical statements can be derived from nonethical ones
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Elision
this is a lot of questions
refers to the leaving out of an unstressed syllable or vowel
"o'er" for "over"
a formal poem; a form of mourning in iambic pentameter
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Enjambment
A line having no pause or end punctuation, continues to next
grammatical are repeated in reverse order
a break in a line of poetry
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Controlling image
a piece that embodies a single quality
an image or metaphor that runs throughout a work
a distinctive feature or dominant idea in a piece
a brief, pithy, and often paradoxical saying
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Bowdlerize
An Italian word designating the contrast of dark and light
remove material considered offensive (censoring)
informal words or expressions
leaving out of an unstressed syllable or vowel
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Foot
the thing on your leg
A unit of rhythm or meter
division in verse of a group of syllables
a form of distinct rhyme
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Philippic
a strong verbal denunciation
an attack on character
an aggressive exclamation
a lengthy and aggressive speech
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Penny Dreadful
a cheap, popular novel, typically a romance or adventure
interchangeable w/ penny horrible, penny awful, penny blood
cheap form of literature in order to give the artist revenue
Cheap sensational novel, 19th century
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Jeremiad
expressing a bitter lament or righteous prophecy of doom
named after the prophet Jeremiah
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Oxymoron
in which two words contradict each other are joined
two things placed close together with contrasting effect
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Bildungsroman
informal words or expressions
Many of these have to do with crime and high emotion
a series of events that a hero travels in quest of a goal
details that relate to or describe actual, specific events
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Iambic Pentameter
seven iambic feet per line, unstressed stressed
five iambic feet per line, unstressed stressed
five iambic feet per line, stressed unstressed
what Shakespeare used a lot
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Chiaroscuro
a form of posture of the individual- popular in Italy
light, floating elements
contrast of dark and light in a painting
bold, moving ornamentation- very extra
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Geneva School
release the creative potential of the unconscious mind
a major category or type of literature
reference to the importance of sexuality in human behavior
literary work as a series of existential expressions
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Allegory
a statement consisting of two parallel parts with a reversal
a literary work in which things represent abstractions
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
a brief narrative
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Inductive Reasoning
stating a general principle then applied to a specific case
consciously making sense of things
deriving general principles from particular instances
the action of thinking about something in a logical way
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Analogy
a comparison between different things that are similar
a detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently
A collection of various writings
the implied or associative meaning of a word
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Cliche
overused to the extent that its freshness has worn off
<<<<<< it's your points
click it anyway, but you honestly should know this one
I know if I tell you the write answer on this one you won't
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Accismus
a form of irony in which a person feigns indifference
a familiar proverb or wise saying
sentence in which the main independent clause is elaborated
concise statement that expresses succinctly a general truth
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Hyperbole
intentional exaggeration to create an effect
yep.
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Open couplet
a poem with stressed/unstressed or "open" meter
using words that leaves the line open for one or more rhymes
the primary line depends on succeeding lines for completion
a couplet that requires context to make sense
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Ad Hominem Argument
an argument attacking an individual's character
A situation that may be interpreted in more than one way.
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
statement of two parts in which the second part is reversed
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Carpe Diem
remember you will die
Seize the day
Where are they (that came before us)
an unsupported statement that rest solely on the person
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Anthology
A collection of various writings
a concise statement that expresses a general truth
informal words or expressions
natural pause or break in a line of poetry
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Epic
a long poem to be sung- various forms
a series of stories with a main protagonist
a long narrative poem written in elevated style
written with animals
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Peripety
a fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor
results in the downfall of the protagonist of a tragedy
Reversal in the hero's fortunes
a term used to point out a characteristic of a person
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Nonsense Verse
the rhythm of a piece of poetry
emphasizes rhythmic and sound effects over meaning
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Aphorism
a concise statement that expresses a general truth or idea
repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning
a sentence with two or more coordinate independent clauses
a brief narrative
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Augustan Age
literature during Queen Anne, King George I, and George II
The period between Queen Victoria's death and WWI
between formation of National government and 2nd revolution
styles of the British colonies in America
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Ellipsis
the omission of a word or phrase
the false replacement of sounds or words
unstressed stressed
the omission of sounds
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Invective
an intensely vehement, highly emotional verbal attack
a forceful and bitter verbal attack
a lengthy and aggressive speech
an expression of vehement protest
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Alliteration
a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced
the repetition of initial sounds in successive words
when clauses are set against each other to emphasize a point
when one addresses an imaginary person or abstraction
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Fable
simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson
a brief story that leads to moral, often using animals
a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth
a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth
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Non Sequitur
does not make sense
idea that does not follow the conventional rules of the work
inference that does not follow logically from the premises
a leap or lapse in logical judgement
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Knickerbocker
19th-century American poets associated with New England
made a genuinely American national culture in New York City
tried to expose problems that existed in American society
a group dedicated to writing for the feminine cause
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Dénouement
In a plot, the falling action
In a plot, the moment of most anticipation
In a plot, the tying up of loose ends
In a plot, the beginning of the story
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Eye Rhyme
the preceding vowel sounds do not match
Depends on spelling rather than sound
multisyllabic word is made to rhyme with two or more words
Rhyming of a stressed syllable with an unstressed syllable.

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