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Lit Terms Test #6
Words for the literary terms test #6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Italian Sonnet | Fourteen-line poem divided into two parts; the first is eight lines(abbaabba) and the second is six (cdcdcd) or (cdecde) |
| metonomy | A figure of speech that replaces the name of something with a word or phrase closely associated with it. |
| parable | A story illustrating a moral or religious lesson |
| paradox | A statement or situation that at first seems impossible or oxymoronic, but which solves itself and reveals meaning. |
| parallelism | The repeated use of the same grammatical structure in a sentence or a series of sentences. This devices tends to emphasize what is said and thus underscores the meaning. |
| quatrain | Four-line stanza |
| refrain | Repetition of a line, stanza, or phrase |
| repetition | A word or phrase used more than once to emphasize an idea |
| rhetorical question | A question with an obvious answer; so no response is expected; used for emphasis or to make a point. |
| satire | The use of humor to ridicule and expose the shortcomings and failings of society, individuals, and institutions, often in the hope that change and reform are possible. |
| sestet | A six-line stanza or poetry; also, the last six lines of a sonnet. |
| shift | In writing, a movement from one thought or idea to another; a change. |
| tragic flaw | Traditionally, a defect in a hero or heroine that leads to his or her downfall |
| transition/segue | The means to get from one portion of a poem or story to another; for instance, to another setting, to another character's viewpoint, etc. |
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