lit terms Flashcards
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what is the personification
figure of speech in which an object or animal is spoken of as if had human feelings thoughts or attitudes
what are symbols
person place thing or event that has meaning and it’s self and stands for something beyond itself as well
what is a simile
comparison between two unlike things using like or as
what is verbal irony
irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another or uses words to convey a meaning that’s the opposite of literal meaning
what is situational irony
irony involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended so that the outcome is contrary to what was intended
what is dramatic irony
occurs when the audience knows something the characters do not. Because of this understanding, the words of the characters take on a different meaning. This can create intense suspense or humor
what is allusion
reference to a statement person place or event from literature art history religion mythology politics sports or science
what is dialect
The definition of a dialect is a variety of a language which has different pronunciation, grammar or vocabulary than the standard language of the culture.
An example of dialect is Cantonese to the Chinese language.
what are end rhymes
rhymes at the end of sentences
what is elegy
morning usually about someone who has died
what is a meter
pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
what is a rhythm
movement or procedure with uniform or pattern recurrence of a beat or accent
what is a free verse
poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme
what is a refrain
to abstain from an impulse to say or do something
what is irony
contrast between expectations and reality
what are near or approximate rhymes
terms used in a rhyming pattern that have some kind of sound corresponding but aren’t perfect rhymes
what are exact rhymes
involve the same sound within a line
what is a couplet
two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
what is an internal rhyme
A rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse
what is an alliteration
A repetition of constant sounds in words that are close together
what is an assonance
A repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close together
what is an onomatopoeia
A formation of a word as cock ou meow honk or boom by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent
what is a epic poem or a sonnet
it is written in heighten language and tells stories of the deeds of the heroic character who embodies the values of the society
what is a narrative poem or a ballad
A simple song sentimental or romantic character having two or more stanzas sung to the same melody
