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Question 1

Ballard

Answer 1

A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited

Question 2

Bard

Answer 2

A poet; in olden times, a performer who tilde heroic stories to musical accompaniment.

Question 3

Bathos

Answer 3

Use of insincere or overdone sentimentality

Question 4

Belle-letters

Answer 4

French term for the world of books, criticism, and literature in general

Question 5

Bibliography

Answer 5

A list of works cited or otherwise relevant to a subject or other work

Question 6

Bildungsroman

Answer 6

A German word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels on a quest or for a goal

Question 7

Blank verse

Answer 7

Poetry written in iambic pentameter, the primary meter used in English poetry/works

Question 8

Bombast

Answer 8

Inflated, pretentious language used for trivial subjects

Question 9

Burlesque

Answer 9

A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation