Spelling Week 10 Flashcards
1
Q
metaphor
A
figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
2
Q
mock-heroic
A
imitating the style of heroic literature in order to satirize an unheroic subject.
3
Q
monosyllabic
A
of a word or utterance
4
Q
motif
A
a dominant or recurring idea in an artistic work.
5
Q
narrative stance
A
describe what happened
6
Q
octave
A
a stanza made up of 8 lines
7
Q
omniscient narrator
A
when narrator speaks in third person coming across as all knowing with the story
8
Q
pace
A
more or develop of something of a particular speed
9
Q
paradox
A
a person or thing that combines contradictory features or qualities
10
Q
oxymoron
A
figure of speech that combines contradictory terms