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English Literature Terms Flashcards

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An unrhymed verse

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Blank Verse

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A story where characters or events express truths about human life

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Allegory

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A narrative poem that relates the deeds of a hero

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Epic

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A literary work with a happy ending that’s funny or serious

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Comedy

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A struggle that takes place between 2 opposing forces

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Conflict

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The point of greatest physical or emotional energy in a poem or story

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Climax

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The repetition of a sound in a group of words

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Alliteration

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The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest action to come

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Foreshadowing

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The similarity of adjacent word groups for rhythm or effect

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Parallelism

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Someone who serves as a contrast to another

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Foil

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Poetry that doesn’t tell a story

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Lyric Poetry

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A poem of 14 lines usually in iambic pentameter or rhyming according to a prescribed scheme.

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Sonnet

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A comparison made between 2 different things, using a word such as like or as

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Simile

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The attitude the writer takes toward his or her subject

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Tone

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A dramatic monologue that gives the illusion of being a series of unspoken thoughts

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Soliloquy

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Actions and events leading up to the climax or turning point of the story

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Rising Action

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Contrast between what is stated and what is meant or what’s expected to happen and what’s actually to happen

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Irony

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A statement that contradicts common sense and yet is perhaps true

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Paradox

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Central character in a long, narrative poem or story. They face and overcome phenomena or natural foes.

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Epic Hero

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A remark or group of words by a character in the play that is intended not to be heard by the other characters but just the audience.

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