Amercian litt 1 Flashcards
1
Q
What is a perfect rhyme?
A
When the stressed syllables and whatever comes afterward rhyme
2
Q
What is an iambic pentameter?
A
O o (stressed, unstressed) x 5
3
Q
What is a rhyming couplet?
A
2 lines of poetry that rhyme
(If it has an iambic pentameter we call it a heroic couplet)
4
Q
What is foreshadowing?
A
A narrative technique that an author can use to give clues or hints about what is going to happen in the plot.
5
Q
What is plot?
A
The order of events that makes up a story
6
Q
What is an Antanaclasis?
A
Same word, different meaning
7
Q
What is antithesis
A
Two opposite ideas or concepts are put together (hot/cold good/bad)
