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Acock literary terms
Literary terms ~Curtesy of ~Angel
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| foot consisting of 2 syllables | Iamb |
| foot consisting of 2 short syllables followed by 1 long | Anapest |
| division of poetry containing an accented syllable before 2 unaccented syllables | Dactyl |
| 2 syllable metric foot in poetry accented on 1st syllable | Trochee |
| instance in which 2 dissimilar items are compared using the words "like" or "as" | simile |
| an extended metaphor w/ a complex logic that governs an entire poem or poetic passage | conceit |
| literary work designed to demonstrate the negative aspects of human folly through the use of mockery & derision | satire |
| a traditional form of english poetry, commonly used for epic & narrative poetry; refers to poems constructed from a sequence of rhyming pairs of iambic pentameter lines | Heroic Couplet |
| a figure of speech by which the orator or writer suddenly breaks off from the previous method of his discourse, & addresses, in the second person, some person or thing, absent or present | Apostrophe |
| a mournful lyrical poem | elegy |
| descriptive word or phrase | Epithet |
| turn of thought in a poem | turn |
| type of poem in which a character in fiction or in history delivers a speech explaining his or her feelings, actions, or motives | dramatic monologue |
| an opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence. | Antithesis |
| 4 line stanza-alternating 4&3 stress lines | ballad stanza |
| rhyming stanza introduced by Geoffrey Chaucer | Chaucerian stanza |
| each verse contains 9 lines in total/ 8 in iambic pentameter & 1 Alexandrine in iambic hexameter/ rhyme scheme ababbcbcc | Spenserian stanza |
| short poem w/ a clever twist at the end or a concise & witty statemet | Epigram |
| a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity | metaphor |
| pertaining to a long narrative poem which tells of the adventures & feats of a single hero | Epic |
| the description of inanimate natural objects in a manner that endows them w/ human feelings, thoughts & sensations | Pathetic fallacy |
| figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated to create emphasis | hyperbole |
| form of speech in which lesser expression is used than what would be expected | understatement |
| inscription on a gravestone commemorating a deceased person | epitaph |
| sentimental song that tells a story; narrative poem adapted for singing | ballad |
| 8 line stanza in poem | octave |
| 6 line stanza in poem | sestet |
| a verse form w/ a rhyme scheme: aba bcb cdc etc. | Terza rima |
| verse or line of poetry containing 12 syllables | Alexandrine |
| statement that seems to be self-contradictory | paradox |
| use of similar phonetic sounds at the beginning of adjoining words | alliteration |
| resemblance of sounds in words or in syllables, repetition of vowel sounds, vowel rhyme | assonance |
| poetic measure | meter |
| form of a language spoken in a certain area or district | dialect |
| repetition of a word or phrase at the start of successive phrases for emphasis | anaphora |
| literature which depicts the life of shepherds, often in a highly idealised manner | pastoral |
| something that stands for or represents something else | symbol |
| visual images/any series of words that create a picture in your head | imagery |
| figure of speech in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance that has occurred or existed in an external context | allusion |
| sarcasm, speech, or writing which is intended to communicate a meaning contrary to its literal sense | irony |
| continuation of a thought from 1 verse to another | enjambment |
| 14 lines/10 syllables/ iambic pentameter/ abab cdcd efef gg | Shakesperean sonnet |
| octave/ 2 quatrains/ abab, abab/ describe a problem/ sestet/ 2 tercets/ gives resolution/ cdecde or cdccdc/ 9th line is the turn | Petrachan sonnet |
| 3 quatrains connected by interlocking rhyme scheme followed by a couplet/abab, bcbc, cdcd, ee | Spenserian sonnet |
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