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Lit. Term Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| poetry that doesn't rhyme | blank verse |
| a speaker's choice of words | dictation |
| a phrase that is used to characterize a person, place, or thing. ex: Honest Abe | epithet |
| a comedy in which ridiculous, stereotyped characters are involved in silly situations. | farce |
| an anonymous, traditional story that was passed down from generation to generation | folktale |
| a contrast between what is expected and reality | irony |
| when the speaker says one thing but means another | verbal irony |
| when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected | situational irony |
| when the reader or audience knows something important that a character doesn't know. | dramatic irony |
| an anonymous, traditional story that is basically religious in nature, and that explains a belief or natural phenomenom | myth |
| the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning. ex: buzz, crackle | onomatopoeia |
| a play on the multiple meanings of a word. ex: "When is a doctor most annoyed?" " When he runs out of patience." | pun |
| a kind of writing that makes fun of human weakness to bring about change. | satire |
| a long speech made by one character | soliloquy |
| a 14 line lyric poem | sonnet |
| the uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what will happen next in the story | suspense |
| a type of folktale that features a character called a trickster that is usually a small animal. | trickster tale |
Created by:
Ann Marie Brezosky
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