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Lit Terms #5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| didactic verse | a term for a poem that teachers, almost preaches. The lesson being taught is more important to the writer than the artistic quality of the work |
| dionysian | pertaining to the base side of a man |
| drama | a story performed by actors on a stage |
| dramatic irony | irony in which the character uses words which mean one thing to them but another to those who understand the situation better |
| dramatic monologue | a poem that reveals a "soul in action" through the speech of one character in a dramatic situation |
| dystopia | the opposite of utopia; a controlled world where pain exists instead of pleasure |
| elegy | lyrical poem about death; a serious poem meant to express sorrow or grief |
| empathy | feeling of pity and understanding for a character |
| end rhyme | schematic rhyme that comes at the ends of lines of verse |
| end stop shyme | line of verse in which both the grammatical structure and the sense reach completion at the end of a line |
| enjambment | line of verse that carries over into the next line without pause of any kind |
| envelope method | begins and ends with the same setting and/or narrators; the middle is a flashback |
| epic | a long narrative; usually written in elevated language, which results in the adventures of a hero upon whom rests the fate of the nation |
| epigram | a witty saying, usually at the end of a poem, a bout 2 lines long |
| epigraph | a brief quotation at the beginning of a book or chapter |
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