September 9th Test 1 terms Flashcards
Study terms for test held on September 9th
Allegory
A literary work in which the chracters represent abstract ideas; a symbolic representation
Antecedent
the word,phrase or clause to which a pronoun refers
Aphorism
a brief,cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Archaism
the use of deliberately old-fashioned language
Couplet
two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.
Dramatic Irony
(theater)-irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play.
Euphony
any agreeable(pleasing and harmonious) sounds
Foreshadowing
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later on in the plot
Gothic Novel
a novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmposphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
Inversion
the reversal of the normal order of words
Masculine Rhyme
final syllable of first word rhymes with final syllable of second word(scald recalled)
Melodrama
a form of cheesy theater in which the hero is very, very good,the villain mean and rotten,and the heroine oh-so-pure.
Rhetorical question
a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not suppposed to be answered.
Theme
The main idea of the story
Utopia
an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
