Lit Terms (mock heroic-perfect rhyme) Flashcards
Predominant emotion in a work
Mood
Form of satire in with petty characters and trivial that is made ridiculous by being presented in all the pomp and ceremony of the epic
Mock heroic
Story, often associated with religion and philosophy used by people to explain the otherwise unexplainable
Myth
Enters minds of only some characters
Third person selective omniscient
Stanzaic form more complex than song, varying line lengths and sometimes intricate rhyme schemes. Usually won’t fit repeated melodies; long, lyric poem, serious in subject, elevated in style, and elaborate in structure
Ode
Words sound like what they mean: “the moan of doves in immemorial Elms/ and murmur of innumerable bees.”
Onomatopoeia
To incongruous or contradictory terms are united in an expression so as to give it point
Oxymoron
Most often associated with Christ. Short narrative which exemplifies religious truths and insights
Parable
Self-contradictory statement
Paradox
A humorous spoof on a more serious work
Parody
Poem dealing with rural life
Pastoral
Attributed to scene or passage designed to evoke tenderness, pity, or sorrow from the audience
Pathos
Rhyme sounds are exact
Perfect rhyme
Tells story from memory or a slightly detach point of view
First-person observer
A character that takes part in the story
First-person participant
