lit term #3 Flashcards
1
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Tragic Flaw
A
character flaw or errors of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall
2
Q
Utopia
A
imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
3
Q
Inversion
A
reversal of normal order of words
4
Q
Parallelism
A
use of series of words, phrases or sentences that have similar grammatical form
5
Q
Stock Characters
A
standard or cliched character type: drunk, mister, foolish girl, etc.
6
Q
Antecedent
A
word, phrase or clause to which a pronoun refers
7
Q
Persona
A
speaker, voice or character assumed by author of a piece of wirting
8
Q
Dirge
A
song or hymn of mourning compassed or performed as memorial to a dead person
9
Q
Burlesque
A
theatrical entertainment of broad & earth humor
10
Q
Feminine Rhyme
A
latter two syllables of first word rhyme with the latter two syllables of a second word
