Literary Terms (pg 4) Flashcards
1
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the art of determining character or personal characteristics from the form or features of the body, especially in the face
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physiognomy
2
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a traditional form of English poetry commonly used in epic/narrative poetry, and consisting of a rhyming pair of lines in iambic pentameter
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heroic couplet
3
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repetition of grammatical in a a piece of writing to create a harmonious effect
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parallelism
4
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poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
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free verse
5
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poetry written in unrhymed but metered lines, almost always iambic pentameter
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blank verse
6
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technique of satire, which means that it uses irony, exaggeration, and sarcasm to mock its original subject, usually in an undignified manner
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mock epic
7
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concise compound or figurative phrase replacing a common noun
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kenning
