Terms Used in Multiple Choice Questions Flashcards
Allegory
story where people,things, and events have another meaning
apostrophe
address to someone or something not present or unable to respond (except God)
convention
standard for particular time period
didactic
teaching a moral lesson
epigram
short statement using contrast
grotesque
characterized by severe distortion of reality
jargon
language specific to a field
lyrical
songlike, emotional and subjective
parable
story with a moral lesson
parody
piece that mocks by imitation
reliability
how much a reader than trust a character
soliloquy
speech where a lone character speaks his or her thoughts aloud
syllogism
a form of reasoning where two statements are made and conclusion is drawn from them
alliteration
repetition of initial consonant sounds
ballad meter
4-line stanzas where 2nd and 4th line rhyme
dactyl
metrical foot with stress unstressed unstressed
end-stopped
a line with a punctuation that pauses at the end of a line
free verse
poetry not in traditional meter but still rhythmical
hexameter
a line with 6 feet
internal rhyme
rhyme that occurs within a line