6th Group (epic-foot)

Question 0

Epitaph

Answer 0

Lines that commemorate the dead at their burial place. An epitaph is usually a line or handful of lines, often serious or religious but sometimes witty and even irreverent.

Question 1

Epic

Answer 1

A long, narrative poem on a serious theme and in a dignified style. Epics typically deal with glorious or profound subject matter: a Great War, a heroic journey, the Fall from Eden, a battle with supernatural forces, a trip into the underworld, etc. the mock epic is a parody form that deals with mundane events and ironically treats them as being worthy of epic poetry.

Question 2

Euphemism

Answer 2

A word or phrase that takes the place of a harsh, unpleasant, or impolite reality.

Question 3

Euphony

Answer 3

When sounds blend harmoniously, the result is euphony.

Question 4

Explicit

Answer 4

To write or say something directly and clearly

Question 5

Farce

Answer 5

Extremely broad humor

Question 6

Feminine rhyme

Answer 6

Lines rhymed by their final take syllables

Question 7

Foil

Answer 7

A secondary characters whose purpose is to highlight the characteristics of a main character, usually by contrast.

Question 8

Foot

Answer 8

The basic rhythmic unit of a line of of poetry. A foot is formed by a combination of two or three syllables, either stressed or unstressed.