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Lit midterm

TermDefinition
Allegory interpreted to revel a hidden meaning
Metaphor Comparing something
Symbol thing that represents an object, function or process
objective correlation hidden meaning
speaker person who is taking in the writing
archetype typical example of a certain person/thing
antagonist person who opposes the main character
stanza paragraphs in a poem
meter repetition within lines of a poem
villanelle 19 line poem, 2 rhymes, 5 tercets and quatrain
rhyme scheme words at end of the line that rhymes
confessional poetry personal poem
narrative perspective point of view is author
harlem renaissance end of WW1, cultural and social event in new york
Protagonist main character
foreshadowing be a warning of a future event
parable simple story used to illustrate a moral
didactic teach people something
hard boiled literary genre- crime fiction
understatement perceiving something smaller than it is
minimalism style or technique characterized by simplicity
realism
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