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Voc.3
Mr. Farrell 101-125
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| CLICHE | OVER USED EXPRESSION |
| IAMIBIC PEMTAMETER | A line of verse with 5 metrical feet , each consisting of 1 short ( unstressed) syllable folled by one |
| Anagnorisis | Moment in a play or other work when character makes critical discovery; Means "reconition" in Greek |
| Anachronism | Placing an event, person, item or verbal expression in the wrong historical period. |
| Anthropomorphism | Attributing human forms or qualities to entities(gods,goddesses, animals), which are not human |
| Anti-hero | A type of character who is incompetent, unlucky, tactless, stupid, buffonish--the opposite of the old-fashion hero |
| Antithesis | A figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by paralleling opposites or contrasts |
| Aphorism | A brief saying emboyding a moral; a concise statement of a principle or precept given in pointed words. |
| Assonance | "Vocalic Rhyme" consis of the repetition of similar vowel sounds |
| Aubade | Morning love song( as oppose to a serenade, which is in the evening) or a song or poem about lovers separating at Dawn. |
| Ballad | Form of Verse, often a narrative set to music. |
| Byronic Hero | A typically rebellious, arrogant, anti-social hero, perhaps in exile and darkly enticingly romantic |
| Cacophony | Deliberate use of harsh sounds to achieve a particular effect; opposit of Euphony |
| Caesura | A break or pause in a line of poetry, dictated, usually by the natural rhythm of the language. |
| Chiasmus-Crosswise | A reversal of grammatical structures or order to complement and balance one another (Never let a Fool Kiss You or A Kiss Fool You) |
| Cliche | Over-used expression |
| Consonance | Close repetition of identical consonant sounds before and after different words |
| Denouement | French for unknotting, the unraveling of a plot's complications at the end of the story or play. |
| Dissonance | Arrangement of cacophonous sounds in words, or rhythmical patterns for a particular effect |
| Epic | Long narrative poem about the deeds of warriors and heroes |
| Epiphany | Denotes an awareness or awaketianing |
| Euphony | Pleasing, melliflous sounds, usually produced by long vowels rather than consonants. |
| Gallows Humor | Grim or ironic humor in a hopeless situation |
| Gothic | A style in literature characterized by gloomy settings, violent or grotesques action and a mood of decay, degrneration and decadence( Wuthering Heights) |
| Hamartia | A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine |
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