Section 4 Flashcards
Metonymy
A figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea. (The pen is mightier then the sword)
Monologue
A speech given by one character ( hamlets “to be or not to be”)
Motif
A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
Narrative poem
A poem that tells a story
Narrator
The speaker of a literary work
Octave
An eight line stanza,usually combined with a sestet in a Petrarchan sonnet
Ode
A formal lengthy poem that celebrates a particular subject
Onomatopoeia
Words that sound like the sound they represent
Parable
A story that operates on more than one level and usually teaches a moral lesson
Paradox
A statement that contradicts itself which nevertheless reflects an underlying truth
Parallel plot
A secondary story line that mimics and reinforces the main plot. (Hamlet looses his father and so does Ophelia)
Parody
A comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original
Pathos
Aspects of a literary work that elicit pity from the audience
Personification
The assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts
Meter
A pattern of beats in poetry
