test2 Flashcards
couplet
two rhyming lines of iambic pentameter that presents a single idea or connection
ex shakespeare “so long as men can breathe or eyes can see/So long lives this and this gives life to thee”
consonance
rep of a sequence of two or come consonance
dactylic
a metrical foot in poetry that consists of two stressed syllables followed by one unstressed syllable
everywhere, everywhere, christmas tonight
christmas in lands of the fit-tree and pines
denotation
dictionay meaning
dialect
language to a specific region/group of people
yall
diction
specific word choice an author uses to persuiade or convey tone, purpose, or effect
dramatic monologue
monologue set in a specific situation and spoken to an imaginary audience
elegy
poetic lament upon death of a person
enjambment
continuation of a sentance from one line or couplet of a poem to the next
oh may i join the choir invisible
of these immortal dead who live again
in minds made better by their presence; live
in pulses stirred to generosity
epic
poem that celebrates in a continuous narrative the achievements of mighty heroes and heroines, often concerned with the founding of a nation or developing of a culture
exposition
the part of the structure that sets the scene, introduces and identifies characters, and establishes the situation at the beginning of a story or play
extended metaphor
a detailed and complex metaphor that extends over a long period of a work, also known as CONCEIT
FABLE
legend/short moral story that uses animals as characters
falling action
the part or plot structure in which the complications of the rising action are untangled, also known as DENOUEMENT
farce
play or scene in play or book that is characterized by broad humor - slapstick/ physical humor
flashback
retrospection, looking back
foreshadowing
to hint at or to present an indication of the future beforehand
formal diction
language that is lofty, dignified, and impersonal, often used in narrative epic poetry
free verse
poetry that is characterized by varying line lengths, lack of trad meter and nonrhyming lines
genre
a type or class of literature such as epic or narrative or poetry
Hyperbole
Overstatement using exaggerated language
Iambic
Metrical foot in poetry that consists in poetry of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
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Shall I compare thee to a summers day?
How art more lovely and more temperate.
Idyll
Short Poem describing a country or pastoral scene, praising peace and rustic life
Imagery
Any sensory details created using figurative language
Informal diction
Language that is not as lofty or impersonal as formal diction similar to every day speech
In medias res
“in the midst of things” refers to opening a story in the middle of a action necessitating feeling and past details by exposition a flashback
Irony
A situation or statement characterized by significant difference between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant
Jargon
Specialize or technical language of the trade, profession, or similar group
