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English Midterm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Active voice | describes a sentence where the subject performs the action stated by the verb |
| allegory | a poem, play, picture, etc., in which the apparent meaning of the characters and events is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning |
| alliteration | the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words |
| allusion | an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. "an allusion to Shakespeare" |
| ballad | a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next. |
| cacophony | a harsh discordant mixture of sounds. |
| dramatic monologue | a poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person, in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character while describing a particular situation or series of events. |
| imagery | visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work |
| internal rhyme | a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next-"while I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping." |
| irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. |
| lyric | expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms. |
| ode | a lyric poem, typically one in the form of an address to a particular subject, written in varied or irregular metre. |
| sarcasm | the use of irony to mock or convey contempt |
| paradox | a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true. |
| style | The way in which something is said, done, expressed, or performed: a style of speech and writing. |
| theme | A topic of discourse or discussion |
| thesis | A proposition that is maintained by argument. A dissertation advancing an original point of view as a result of research, especially as a requirement for an academic degree. |
| analogy | comparison between two words to highlight some form of smiliarity between them ex, similes and metaphors |
| cliche | overused expression or idea |
| colloquialism | mostly used in informal speech (slang or jargon) |
| connotation | commonly understood cultural or emotional association that some word carries, in addition to the literal meaning |
| blank verse | unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter - five iambs or feet - stressed syllable followed by unstressed syllable |
| free verse | does not follow any rules no forced rhyme or rythm |
| consonance | repetition of the same consonant sound two or more times following closely ex. struts and frets - the T |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds in neighbouring words |
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