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*CR Lit Terms Test 3

Words for the Literary Terms Test #3

QuestionAnswer
catharsis The term refers to an emotional cleansing or feeling of relief.
chiasmus The opposite of parallel construction, inverting the second of two phrases that would otherwise be in parallel form.
colloqiual Of or relating to slang or regional dialect, used in familiar everyday conversation. In writing, an informal style that reflects the way people spoke in a distinct time and/or place.
dactyl Foot of poetry with three syllables, one stressed and two short or unstressed.
denotation The dictionary or literal meaning of a word or phrase.
denouement The outcome or clarification at the end of a story or play; winding down from climax to ending.
enjambment In poetry, the running over of a sentence from one verse or stanza into the next without stopping at the end of the first.
epigram A short, clever poem with a witty turn of thought
epigraph A brief quotation found at the beginning of a literary work, reflective of theme.
figurative langauge Uses figures of speech such as metaphor, simile, metonyomy, personification, and hyperbole. It appeals to one's senses.
first person A character in the story tells the story, using the pronoun "I". This is a limited point of view since the narrator can relate only events that he or she sees or is told about.
flashback Interruption of a narrative by the introduction of an earlier even or by an image of past experience.
genre Category into which a piece of writing can be classified--poetry, prose, drama. Each genre has its own conventions and standards.
heroic couplet In poetry, a rhymed couplet written in iambic pentameter.
hubris Insolence, arrogance, or pride. In Greek tragedy, the protagonist's --- is usually the tragic flas that leads to his or her downfall.
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