12.15 quiz Flashcards
eight-line stanza
Haitian
great pride that brings about the downfall of a character
Hubris
exaggeration
Hyperbole
poem focusing on the simplicity of rural life
Idyll
an introductory event that follows act 1
Induction
in the middle of things
in medias res
poets requested these to fire them with creative genius
Invocation of the Muse
dogmatic or arbitrary of what is meant or verbal irony
Irony
statement made without supporting evidence
Ipse Dixit
vocabulary understand by a profession of trade but not by normal people
Jargon
witty writing
Jeu d’esprit
pun
Jeu de mots
minstrel who sang songs
Jongleur
compound expression
Kenning
wreath woven of the large,glossy leaves of the laurel tree
Laurel Wreath
medieval narrative poem
Lay
the complete vocabulary of a language or a field of study
lexis
creation of a positive or opposite idea through negation
Litotes
comedy that relies on horseplay
Low comedy
poetry that presents the deep feelings and emotions of the poet as opposed to poetry that tells a story or presents a witty observation
Lyric Poetry
device in an Ancient Greek theater that could lower a god onto stage from the heavens
Machine
the universe
Macrocosm
great work
Magnum Opus
unintentional use of an inappropriate word similar in sound to the appropriate word,often with humorous effect
Malapropism
a face covering features
Mask
government censor who examined all plays for offensive material
Master of Revels
literary work or film that uses maudlin sentimentality and stereotypical characters
Melodrama
type if autobiography in which the writer focuses primarily on the people with whom he or she came into contact
Memoir
comparing two things without the use of like or as
Metaphor
