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Praxis Study Stack 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hubris | A flaw that leads to the downfall of a tragic hero |
| Existentialism | A philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility |
| Antithesis | Contrast or opposition between 2 things |
| Epic | A long poem detailing a hero's deeds |
| Frame Story | Story enclosed within another story |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration to make a point Ex - My shoes are killing me |
| Simile | Comparison to two unlike things using like or as Ex - Quiet as a mouse |
| Enjambment | A run on line in poetry that continues on to the next line |
| Cliche | An expression that's been used to so often that it loses its expressive power Ex. I am so hungry I could eat a horse |
| Diction | Author's choice of words based on clarity, conciseness, effectiveness or authenticity |
| Foreshadowing | A literary technique where they author gives hints or clues as to what is coming later in the story |
| Analogy | Comparison of two unlike things other than the one common aspect Blind as a bat; Finding a needle in a haystack |
| Anthropomorphism | Writer attributes human characteristics to an animate or inantimate object |
| Lyric | Short poem about personal feelings or emotions |
| Sonnet | 14- line poem usually written about love in iambic pentameter with varied rhyme scheme |
| Two types of Sonnets | Petrachan - Italy Shakespearean - English |
| Personification | Firgurative Language where animals, ideas, things are represented having human traits Ex His heart danced with joy |
| Ode | A lyric poem on a subject, written in a dignified language |
| Octave | 8 Line poem |
| Colloquialisms | Expressions that are usually accepted in informal situations such as "wicked cool" |
| Pastoral | Poem that depicts life in an idyllic, idealized way |
| Idiom | Expression specific to a certain language that means something different from literal meaning Ex sick as a dog |
| Irony | Use of word/phrase to mean the exact opposite of literal expected meaning |
| 3 Types of Irony | Dramatic - audience knows something the character does not Verbal - This rash is certainly a pleasure Situation - Snow on the first day of Spring |
| Euphemism | A word or phrase that substitutes for an offensive or suggestive one Ex. Pregnant - In a family way Misspoke - I lied |
| Anecdote | A brief story to make a point |
| Oxymoron | Compares contradictory words - organized chaos or deafening silence |
| Doublespeak | Language that intentionally distorts or disguises meaning let go or fired; passed away, died |
| Canto | The main divisions of a long poem |
| Sestina | A poem with 6 stanzas - all stanzas have the same 6 words at the line's end |
| Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds in more than one word in a sentence The kite will fly high in the sky. |
| Haiku | Japanese style poem that has 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of five, seven and five |
| Antagonist | Person in the story working against the protagonist or hero |
| Parody | A text or performance that imitates or mocks an author or work |
| Picaresque Novel | Features a rogue main character living by their wits and is told in a string of loosely connected events |
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