Lit terms Flashcards

1
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gives a voice to an animal

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anthropomorphism

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2
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coming of age story

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bildungsroman

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3
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an idea or person that is not present

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apostroph

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4
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word of wisdon

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aphorism

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5
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a break or pause in a line or verse, usually in the middle

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caesura

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6
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division of a long poem

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canto

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7
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greek or roman literature

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classicism

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8
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feelings or ideas associated with a word

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connontation

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9
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two rhyming lines

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couplet

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10
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meant to instruct

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didacticism

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11
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the unwraveling of a plot

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denouncement

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12
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having a mournful tone/ mood

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elegy

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13
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the running on of a thought ithout a syntactical break

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enjambment

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14
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explanation

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exposition

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15
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repeted use of the same metaphor

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extended metaphor

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