a pause within a line of poetry, usually at punctuation

any forced or improbable device in plot resolution

the beats within a line of poetry

words or lines that are repeated in poetry

using two terms together with opposing meaning

a statement that one thing is something else

purging of feelings that occur in the audience of a tragedy

something appears to have more than one plausible meaning

the most common stanza in English language poetry

similar vowel sounds imbedded in a series of words

an element that repeats throughout a piece

exaggeration to the point of ridiculous

a comparison to make to make things clearer

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

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