Duplicate of English 1102 Literary Terms 1

Usage that produces unique words and phrases within regions, classes, or groups

Pause or juncture separating words or phrases within lines of poetry

Word groups containing consonants that permit an easy and pleasant flow of spoken sound

Diagram showing the stages of dramatic structure

Short novel

Entrance of a god to unravel the problems in a play; illogical solution of problems

Type of literature such as fiction and poetry

One or two character traits

Sentimental dramatic form with an artificially happy ending

Release of one’s emotions regarding plot or character

Outlandish physical comedy

Repetition of the same first consonant sounds in poetry

Author addresses an inanimate object, an idea, or a person who is either dead or absent

Comic use of improperly pronounced word so that what comes out is a tea but also incorrect word

Speaker of a poem addresses and internal listener or the reader

Complex character traits

Character who changes

Term for bold new experimental styles and forms that swept through he arts during the first third of the 20th century

A line having no end punctuation but running over to the next line

Detailed study of a poem or passage

Antagonist is the protagonist’s sidekick

Figure of speech that makes a surprising connection between two seemingly dissimilar things

Short and witty poem often in couplets that makes a humorous or satiric point

20th century movement in poetry which activated the creation of hard, clear images, concisely written in everyday speech

The Crucible is an allusion to the red scare

Turning point

Detailed analysis of a work of literature, often word by word and line by line; close reading

Long narrative poem evaluating character, speech, and action

Sponsor of the classical Athenian play; serves as leader of the chorus

Concerned with acting and enjoying the present

Refers to someone or something well known

Poem of lamentation about death

Two successive rhyming lines of iambic pentameter

Language describing theoretical qualities

Writer shows us what the character is like

Stereotype

Overused expression

Person who goes on a quest to achieve something of great value to themselves or their society

Narrative poem composed of quatrains

Moment of sudden insight or revelation that someone may experience

Repetition of the same middle or final consonant sounds in poetry

Story or poem in which characters, setting, and events stand for other people or events or for abstract ideas/qualities.

Brief story illustrating a moral truth

Expressing the opposite of the established word

Language characteristics particular to regions such as New England or south or to separate nations

Terse statement on a serious subject

One thing is used as a substitute for another with which it is closely identified

Word choice, type of words, level of the language

Writer tells us exactly what the character is like

Exaggeration

Character, action, or situation that is a pattern of human life generally

Literature that is told by reading someone’s letters

Repetition of the same vowel sounds in poetry

Brief story told to illustrate a point or serve as an example of something

Single rhythmic unit such as prepositional phrase or noun phrase

Words containing sharp/harsh sounds

Central character who drives the action.

No change in character traits

Words that describe exact and particular conditions or qualities

Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike.

Emphasizes reason, clarity, balance, and universal themes

Minor character used to highlight qualities of a major character