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literary terms
Question | Answer |
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assonance | resemblance of sounds. |
carpe diem | enjoy the present |
connotation | suggesting more |
denouement | the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot |
epic | pertaining to a long poetic composition |
exposition | a large-scale public or show |
foot | The basic unit of measurement in a line of poetry |
lamb | a foot of two syllables |
pathos | power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity or compassion |
satire | the use of irony, sarcasm, or ridicule in exposing immoral habit |
round character | a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully explained |
tragic hero | a character in a tragedy who is destined for downfall |
static character | a character who does not change |