p. 1018 Flashcards
strophe
In Greek tragedy, the unit of verse the chorus chanted as it moved to the left in a dance rhythm.
style
the way an author expresses their matter.
subplot
a second plot, usually involving minor characters. the subplot is subordinate to the principal plot but is often resolved by events that figure in the main plot.
symbol
an object, an action, or a person that represents more than itself.
synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is used to signify the whole.
synesthesia
an image that uses a second sensory impression to modify the primary sense impression
tetrameter
a verse line containing four metrical feet.
theme
the statement or underlying idea of a literary work, advanced through the concrete elements of a character, action, and setting
third-person narrator
a voice telling a story who refers to characters by name as he, she, or they.
tone
the attitude embodied in the language a writer chooses.
tragedy
the dramatic representation of series and important actions that culminate in catastrophe for the protagonist, or chief actor, in the play
trimeter
a verse line consisting of three metrical feet
triplet
a sequence of three verse lines that rhyme
trochee
a metrical foot consisting of stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable
understatement
a figure of speech that represents something as less important than it really is
unreliable narrator
the speaker or voice of a work who is not able to accurately or objectively report events
verse
a stanza of a poem
