literary terms lessons 21-23 Flashcards

1
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stanza

A

a grouping of two or more lines within a poem

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2
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two line stanza

A

couplet

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3
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three line stanza

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triplet or tercet

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4
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four line sanza

A

quatrain

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5
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five line sanza

A

cinquain or quintet

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6
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six line stanza

A

sestet or sextet

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7
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seven line stanza

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septet

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8
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eight line sanza

A

octave

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9
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fourteen line stanza

A

sonnet

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10
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static character

A

see character

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11
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stereotype

A

a broad generalization

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12
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story mapping

A

a visual organizer

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13
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style

A

how a writer says something

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14
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subplot

A

see plot

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15
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summarizing

A

the process of briefly recounting the main ideas

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16
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suspense

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a feeling if growing tension

17
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symbolism

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using something specific to stand for something else

18
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synecdoche

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a literary technique in which the whole is represented by naming one of its parts

19
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tall tale

A

a story about impossible evemts

20
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theme

A

a common thread of wwork

21
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third person point of view

A

see point of view

22
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tone

A

the writers attitude

23
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tragedy

A

a dramatic work that presents the down fall of a character

24
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trait

A

see characterization

25
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understatement

A

restrained in iranic contrast to what might have been said

26
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unenviable narrator

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see narrative

27
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urban legend

A

a contemporary story

28
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voice

A

an author or narrators style or manner of expression