The term refers to an emotional cleansing or feeling of relief.

The opposite of parallel construction, inverting the second of two phrases that would otherwise be in parallel form.

Of or relating to slang or regional dialect, used in familiar everyday conversation. In writing, an informal style that reflects the way people spoke in a distinct time and/or place.

Foot of poetry with three syllables, one stressed and two short or unstressed.

The dictionary or literal meaning of a word or phrase.

The outcome or clarification at the end of a story or play; winding down from climax to ending.

In poetry, the running over of a sentence from one verse or stanza into the next without stopping at the end of the first.

A short, clever poem with a witty turn of thought

A brief quotation found at the beginning of a literary work, reflective of theme.

Uses figures of speech such as metaphor, simile, metonyomy, personification, and hyperbole. It appeals to one's senses.

A character in the story tells the story, using the pronoun "I". This is a limited point of view since the narrator can relate only events that he or she sees or is told about.

Interruption of a narrative by the introduction of an earlier even or by an image of past experience.

Category into which a piece of writing can be classified--poetry, prose, drama. Each genre has its own conventions and standards.

In poetry, a rhymed couplet written in iambic pentameter.

Insolence, arrogance, or pride. In Greek tragedy, the protagonist's --- is usually the tragic flas that leads to his or her downfall.

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*CR Lit Terms Test 3

Words for the Literary Terms Test #3

Question	Answer
catharsis	The term refers to an emotional cleansing or feeling of relief.
chiasmus	The opposite of parallel construction, inverting the second of two phrases that would otherwise be in parallel form.
colloqiual	Of or relating to slang or regional dialect, used in familiar everyday conversation. In writing, an informal style that reflects the way people spoke in a distinct time and/or place.
dactyl	Foot of poetry with three syllables, one stressed and two short or unstressed.
denotation	The dictionary or literal meaning of a word or phrase.
denouement	The outcome or clarification at the end of a story or play; winding down from climax to ending.
enjambment	In poetry, the running over of a sentence from one verse or stanza into the next without stopping at the end of the first.
epigram	A short, clever poem with a witty turn of thought
epigraph	A brief quotation found at the beginning of a literary work, reflective of theme.
figurative langauge	Uses figures of speech such as metaphor, simile, metonyomy, personification, and hyperbole. It appeals to one's senses.
first person	A character in the story tells the story, using the pronoun "I". This is a limited point of view since the narrator can relate only events that he or she sees or is told about.
flashback	Interruption of a narrative by the introduction of an earlier even or by an image of past experience.
genre	Category into which a piece of writing can be classified--poetry, prose, drama. Each genre has its own conventions and standards.
heroic couplet	In poetry, a rhymed couplet written in iambic pentameter.
hubris	Insolence, arrogance, or pride. In Greek tragedy, the protagonist's --- is usually the tragic flas that leads to his or her downfall.

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