Literary terms 2.0 Flashcards by Momo Saha

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fable

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a short symbolic story with animals

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figurative language

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metaphor, beyond the literal meaning: simile

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flashback

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refer to past thoughts

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foot

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metrical unit: spondee, iamb, etc

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foreshadowing

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hints of future events

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form

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shape or structure

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free verse

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no defined form or matter

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hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration

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iamb

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metrical foot, unaccented then accented

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idyll

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lyric poem

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image

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verbal, concept, emotions or sensory impression

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imagery

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sensory images

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impression

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reflects personal image

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irony

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twist & contrast between what happened and what was expected/intended to happen

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lyric poetry

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emotional, brevity, personal feelings

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metaphor

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comparison, dissimilar things

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metaphysical poetry

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philosphical, metaphors and complex

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meter

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pattern of beats

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metonymy

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figure of speech, larger idea

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monologue

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a speech given

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motif

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repetition or variation of image

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narrative poem

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tells a story

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narrator

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speaker

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octave

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8 line stanza

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ode

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formal lengthy poem

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onomatopoeia

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words that sound

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oxymoron

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contradictory terms

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parable

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more than one level, moral lesson

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parallel plot

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secondary story line

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parody

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a comic imitation, ridicules

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pathos

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elicit pity from audience

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personification

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human qualities to objects

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plot

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sequence of events

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point of view

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method of narration

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protagonist

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hero or mc

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quatrain

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four line stanza

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resolution

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the denouement

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rhetorical question

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question with no explicit answer

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rhyme/rime

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repetitive pattern of beats

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romanticism

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a style; escapism, idealism, adventure

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satire

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based on ridicules, criticizes society

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sestet

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six line stanza

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sestina

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39 lines