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Second Set of 40 Flashcards

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Dactyl

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A metric foot of three syllables, an accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables

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Denouement

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From the French word meaning “unknotting” this is the final unraveling of the plot, providing the solution, explanation, or outcome

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Didactic

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Explicitly instructive language or tone that teaches a lesson or moral or provides a model of correct behavior or thinking

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Details

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Items or parts that make up the larger picture of a work of literature

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Dramatic Irony

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The audience or reader understands something that the character does not

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Digression

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The use of material unrelated to the subject of a work

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Convention

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A widely used and accepted device or technique

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Conflict

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In incompatibility between the interests of two or more characters

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Connotation

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An idea or feeling that a word invokes. NOT the literal meaning of the word

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Denotation

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The literal meaning of a word

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Devices of Sound

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Resources used by poets to convey and reinforce the meaning or experience of poetry through the skillful use of sound

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Diction

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The choice in word and phrase usage

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Dramatic Monologue

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A type of poetry that is meant to have a dramatic quality. It is read by a solitary speaker, and is written to reveal the thoughts and feelings of a character

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Elegy

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A mournful, melancholic poem

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Ellipses

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A narrative device in which a portion of the sequence of events is omitted. It allows the reader to “fill in the narrative gaps”

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End-Stopped

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A poetic device in which the syntactic unit corresponds in length to the line

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Enjambment

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Incomplete syntax at the end of a line of poetry

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Ennui

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A feeling of detachment from the surrounding society and its mores, often due to living in a period or place where things are stagnating

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Envoy (or “Envoi”)

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A short stanza at the end of a poem used to address an imaginary or actual character

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Epigram

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A short poem having a witty or ingenious ending. Or, a brief, interesting, memorable, satirical statement

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Epigraph

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A short quotation at the beginning of a book intended to suggest a theme

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Epiphany

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The moment in the story where a character achieves realization, awareness, or knowledge

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Epithet

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A literary device that describes a person, place, or thing in such a way that the characteristics of the thing being described appear to be more prominent than they actually are

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Euphemism

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Polite, indirect expressions which replace words or phrases that suggest unpleasant things

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Euphony

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The use of words that have a noteworthy melody or loveliness in the sounds they create. Contrasts with cacophony

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Explication

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Spelling out something’s implications. Or, a short analysis on a passage from a novel

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Exposition

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The portion of the story that reveals important background information

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Farce

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A comical, dramatic work that utilizes crude characterization and buffoonery

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Figurative Language

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Language that describes something by comparing it with something else

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Flashback

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A scene in a novel, movie, or other work that is set in a time earlier than the main story

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Flat Character

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Minor characters who do not tend to undergo any substantial change or growth over the course of the story

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Free Verse

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A form of poetry that lacks rhyme or regular meter

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Foil

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A character who contrasts with another character in order to highlight qualities of the other character

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Foreshadowing

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A literary device that hints at later events in the work

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Form

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The shape or organizational mode of a particular poem

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Frame Story

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A literary technique that serves as a companion piece to a story within a story. A narrative that provides the framework for connecting a series of otherwise unrelated stories

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Grotesque

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An artistic means to convey grief and pain to the audience. Characters are considered grotesque if they induce both empathy and disgust

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Heroic Couplet

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A couplet of rhyming iambic pentameters forming a distinct rhetorical as well as metrical unit

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Hexameter

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A line of verse consisting of six metrical feet

40
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Hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally

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Iamb

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A metrical foot in poetry. A unit of rhythm that consists of one syllable that is not accented or stressed followed by one syllable that is accented or stressed

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Imagery

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Language that invokes the formation of mental images. Vivid and descriptive language

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Imperative

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A sentence which gives a command

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