Key Literary Terms Flashcards
1
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Effusion
A
A word meaning a spontaneous expression
2
Q
Elegy
A
A poem lamenting a dead person(s)
3
Q
Epithalamium
A
A poem celebrating a wedding
4
Q
Repetend
A
A recurring word or phrase
5
Q
Hendyadis
A
two words that mean the same thing
6
Q
Antithesis
A
opposing ideas
7
Q
Chiaroscuro
A
opposition of light and dark
8
Q
Holophrastic
A
expressing a complex idea in a simple word
9
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Chremamorphism
A
giving characteristics of an object to a person
10
Q
Lineation
A
length of lines
