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Literary terms 1
english literary terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| antihero | protagonist but does not embody the classic characteristics of courage, strength, and nobility |
| Ballad | folk song or poem passed down orally that tells a story which may be derived from an actual incident or from legend or folklore. Usually composed in four-line stanzas (quatrains) with the rhyme scheme ABCB. Often contains a refrain. |
| blank verse | unrhymed poetry of iambic pentameter. favored technique of Shaespeare |
| consonance | same consonant sound in words with different vowel sounds |
| enjambment | in poetry the running over of a sentence from one verse of stanza into the next without stopping at the end of the first. |
| epigram | a short clever poem with a witty turn of thought |
| flashback | interrupton of a narrative by the introduction of an earlier event of by an image of a past event |
| iambic pentameter | a five foot line made up of unaccented followed by an accented syllable. It is the most common metric foot in english language poetry |
| meter | the rhythmical pattern of a poem. Just as all words are pronounced with accented syllables and unaccented syllable, lines of poetry are assigned similar rhythms |
| parallelism | the repeated use of the same grammatical structure in a sentence of a series of sentences. This device tends to emphasize what is said and this underscores the the meaning. |
| parody | a comical imitation of serious piece with the intent of ridiculing the author or his work |
| refrain | repetition of a line, stanza, or phrase |
| repetition | a word or phrase used more than once to emphasize an idea |
| stock character | a stereotypical character, a type. The audience expects the character to have certain characteristics. |
| stream of consciousness | a form of writing which replicates the way the human mind works. Ideas are presented in random order; thoughts are often unfinished. |
| tragic flaw | a defect in a hero or heroine that leads to his or her downfall |
| transition/segue | the means to get from one portion of a poem or story to another. "the next day" |
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