E Flashcards
Elegy
A poem or prose selection that laments or meditates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
Ellipsis
Three periods (. . .) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Elliptical construction
A sentence containing a deliberate omission of a word
End-stop
A term to describe a line of poetry that end with no punctuation or pause between them
Enjabment
In poetry, the use of successive lines with no punctuation or pause between them
Epic
An extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero that is generally larger then life and legendary
Epigram
A concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement
Eponymous
Term for the title character of a work of literature
Euphamism
Mild of less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
Exegesis
Detailed analysis or interpretation of a literary work
Expose
A piece of writing that reveals a weakness, faults, frailties, or other shortcomings
Exposition
The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature
Explication
The interpretation or analysis of text
Extended -metaphor
A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
