High Level vocab Flashcards
Rich upper class
Bourgeoisie
Poor lower class
Proletariat
Something small representing something big
Microcosm
Speaking for another character
Proxy
Evil
Malevolent
A pause that breaks the rhythm or pace in a line of poetry
Caesura
When a poem line carries on into the next line
Enjambment
A phrase in which the words contradict each other
Oxymoron
Reference to a person, place, event or literary work that the
writer assumes the reader will recognise
Allusion
person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else
Antithesis
Name chosen to reflect personality
Aptronym
Informal expression
Colloquialism
A puzzling or apparently insoluble problem
Crux
The glorification and celebration of a
person, place or event
Encomium
Tragic flaw
Hamartia
Excessive pride
Hubris
Reoccurring theme
Motif
Taking advantage of generational advantage
Nepotism
A dramatic speech made by a sole character upon a stage
Solioquy
Speaking in rhymes
trochaic tetrameter