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Lit terms #13

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parnassian of or related to poetry, after Parnassus, a mountain in Greece with two summits, considered to be the seat of poetry and music.
parody ludicrous imitation, usually of comic effect but sometimes for ridicule, of the style and content of another work
pastoral a literary work that has to do with shepherds and rustic settings
pathetic fallacy overdone writing that sees the inadequacy of human reason to explain the enigma of the universe; writing that uses cliches to show nature mirroring what happens in real life.
pathos Greek term for deep emotion, passion or suffering; when applied to literature, its meaning is usually narrowed to refer to tragic emotions
pentameter poetic line that has five metrical feel (usually ten syllables)
periodic sentence saves the subject and verb of the independent clause until the end of the sentence (EX: If you can keep your head when everyone around you is panicking, you probably do not understand the situation)
persona the character of the first-person narrator in verse or prose narratives and the speaker in lyric poetry
personification figure of speech in which inanimate objects are given qualities of speech and/or movement
playwright a person who writes plays
plot the structure of a story or the sequence in which the author arranges events; typically includes rising action, climax, falling action and the resolution
point of view the narrator or the speaker perspective from which the story is told
polysyndeton the repetition of a number of conjunctions in close succession (Ex: We have men and arms and tanks and guns.)
prose written expression not having a regular rhythmical pattern.
post hoc, ergo propter hoc Latin for "It happened after, so it was caused by..."(EX: Before women got the right to vote, there were no nuclear weapons.)
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