What is first-person narrative?

A narrative told by a character in the story, using first-person pronouns

What is an extended metaphor?

A series of comparisons between two unlike objects.

What is conceit in literature?

A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea.

Extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero

What is a caricature?

A gross likeness of striking qualities in persons and things.

The use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them

A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the terror of a dramatic tragedy

A pair of rhyming lines in a poem.

A concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement.

What is dramatic irony?

When the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.

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What is first-person narrative?
The use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem.
A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
A narrative told by a character in the story, using first-person pronouns
A story containing unreal, imaginary features.
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What is an extended metaphor?
Overstatement; gross exaggeration for rhetorical effect.
Writing that reveals weaknesses, faults, frailties, or other short-comings.
A comparison that points out similarities between two dissimilar things.
A series of comparisons between two unlike objects.
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What is conceit in literature?
The choice of words in oral and written discourse.
A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea.
To give up; allow another to win.
The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
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What is an epic?
An adjective/ phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
A highly regarded work of literature or other art form.
A kind of poetry without rhymed lines, rhythm, or fixed metrical feet.
Extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero
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What is a caricature?
A gross likeness of striking qualities in persons and things.
A mocking, satirical assault on a person or situation.
A saying or proverb expressing common wisdom or truth.
The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction.
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What is enjambment?
Poetry that ends with a natural pause or indicated by a mark of punctuation
The use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
The repetition of two or more consonant sounds in a line of poetry.
A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words.
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What is catharsis?
An intense feeling of relief
A vagueness of meaning
A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the terror of a dramatic tragedy
An abstract or ideal conception of a type
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What is a couplet?
A variety of poetry meant to entertain or amuse.
In literature the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
A pair of rhyming lines in a poem.
Personal, reflective poetry that reveals the speaker’s thoughts & feelings
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What is an epigram?
Pleasing, harmonious sounds.
The interpretation or analysis of a text.
A forceful sermon, lecture, or tirade.
A concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement.
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What is dramatic irony?
The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality.
When the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.
The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction.
Providing hints of things to come in a story or play.

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