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MAT literature terms
Literature Terms to Study for the Miller Analogies Test (MAT)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| act | major part of a play |
| allegory | work in which things represent or stand for other things |
| alliteration | repeated sounds in consecutive words |
| allusion | reference to something |
| anachronism | error in time sequence |
| antagonist | character who opposes the work's hero |
| antihero | main character who lacks heroism |
| apostrophe | direct reference to something that is absent |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds |
| ballad | poem that tells a tale and is usually meant to be sung |
| Bildungsroman | autobiographical novel |
| canto | division of a long poem |
| climax | point of highest drama |
| couplet | two consecutive lines of verse that rhyme with each other |
| denouement | final part of a work |
| doggerel | bad poetry |
| elegy | poem expressing sadness |
| epic | long heroic poem |
| epiphany | a work or section of a work presenting a moment of revelation |
| essay | short work expressing the author's opinion |
| fable | short story containing a moral lesson |
| foot | unit of verse |
| foreshadowing | hints at future plot developments |
| idiom | a saying that has a figurative meaning |
| imagery | descriptive words used to enhance meaning |
| irony | something that means the opposite of its literal meaning |
| kitsch | work of poor quality or reputation |
| lampoon | satirical portrayal |
| metaphor | description of something done by comparing it to something else |
| meter | poem's rhythm |
| motif | repeated theme |
| parable | story with a moral lesson |
| paradox | illogical statements used to create insight |
| parody | work that mocks another work |
| pathos | something to get sympathy |
| personification | giving human attributes to things that are not human |
| plot | events in a literary work |
| prose | non-poetic language |
| pun | humorouse words that suggest alternative meanings |
| rhetoric | art used to be more persuasive |
| rhetorical question | question that makes a point; no reply expected |
| sarcasm | ironic statement usually used in a negative way |
| satire | work that makes fun of something |
| scene | part of a play happening in a certain location |
| simile | descriptioin accomplished by comparing one thing to another |
| sonnet | 14-line poem |
| stanza | part of a poem consisting of a group of lines |
| symbol | representation of an idea |
| theme | core subject the author is writing about |
| thesis | primary argument in an essay |
| tone | author's attitude toward the subject matter |
| verse | poetry or part of a poem |
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