Basic Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
strophe
A
stanza
2
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un vers (littéraire)
A
a verse
3
Q
a ballad
A
song or poem that tells a story in short stanzas and repeats simple words
4
Q
bard
A
a poet hired by a patron to write or sing about patron’s ancestors and to praise his work
5
Q
characterization
A
manner in which an author develops characters and their personalities
6
Q
crisis ,climax
A
moment where the hero is in stress. Is followed by the denouement
7
Q
drama
A
story written to be performed by actors
8
Q
elegy
A
formal poem about death, to a thing or person
9
Q
epic poetry
A
long narrative poem, subject is usually serious
10
Q
epigraph
A
sentence, quotation or poem that is put in the beginning of a written work
11
Q
idyll
A
short poem about everyday life
12
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plot
A
events that make up a story
