Terms Flashcards
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Alliteration
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A pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds.
2
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Mock epic
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Form of satire that adapts the elevated heroic style of the classical epic poem to a trivial subject
3
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Allegory
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A narrative that serves as an extended methaphor
4
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Frame story
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A story in which people tell each other stories
5
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Allusion
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A reference in a literary work to a person, place or thing in history or another work of literature
(Intertekstualiteit)
6
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Ballad
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A narrative folk song
7
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Connotation
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An association that comes along with a particular word. Its not related to a word’s actual meaning.
(The connotation of gold is luxury)
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Denotation
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The exact meaning of a word, without the feelings or suggestions that the word may imply
(The denotation of gold is a yellow element)
