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Lit terms #7
Term | Definition |
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figurative language | writing or speech not meant to be taken literally; states something that is not literally true in order to create an effect |
first person | subjective point of view when a character relays a narrative using "I". |
flashback | a device by which an author can present action or scenes that occurred before the opening scene in a work |
flat character | a character who is not fully developed by an author; hos only one outstanding trait or feature |
foil | character who provides a contrast with another character, thus emphasizing the other's trait |
folk tale | a story which has composed orally and then passed down by word of mouth |
foot | a unit of meter; a basic unit of measurement in a poem |
iamb | A metrical foot consisting of one unaccented syllable followed by one accented syllable |
Anapest | a metrical foot consisting of two unaccented syllables followed by one accented syllable (un-der-STAND) |
Dactyl | a metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables (MER-ri-ly) |
Pyrrhic | a metrical foot consisting of two unaccented syllables |
Spondee | A metrical foot consisting of two syllables equally or almost equally accented (true/blue) |
Monometer | a line of one metrical foot |
Dimeter | A line of two metrical feet |
Trochee | a metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by one unaccented syllable (BAR-ter) |