Vocab #2 9/23

Question 1

Denouement

Answer 1

Finale; ending

Question 2

Epic simile

Answer 2

Detailed simile; several lined comparison (using like or as); “the sun is as golden as an egg yoke”

Question 3

dramatic monologue

Answer 3

Poem in the form of a speech; an actor who speaks to one or more silent listeners

Question 4

Fable

Answer 4

A short story, conveys a message; with animals

Question 5

Conflict

Answer 5

Struggle between protagonist and antagonist; (could be between any thing such as man and nature)

Question 6

Comedy

Answer 6

Satire; genre with a happy conclusion (like a wedding)

Question 7

Epigram

Answer 7

Expressing an idea in a short, clever way; has some truth to it

Question 8

Epic poem

Answer 8

Long narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events ; like Beowulf

Question 9

Conceit

Answer 9

Metaphor that compares two very unlike things in a clever, elaborate, way

Question 10

Dialect

Answer 10

Vernacular; particular form of language; slang

Question 11

Connotation

Answer 11

Implication; idea or feelings invoked by a word

Question 12

Couplet

Answer 12

Two lines of verse; AA rhyme;

Question 13

Denotation

Answer 13

Literal or primary meaning

Question 14

Epiphany

Answer 14

A moment of clarity; sudden insight

Question 15

Farce

Answer 15

Satire; humor; mockery; exploits situations; goofy

Question 16

Epitaph

Answer 16

Phrase or statement written in memory of a person who has died

Question 17

Essay

Answer 17

Short piece of writing on a particular subject; nonfiction

Question 18

Elegy

Answer 18

Poem of serious reflection (typically for the dead)

Question 19

Existentialism

Answer 19

individual experience; triumph over meaningless life; control of destiny; isolation/uniqueness

Question 20

Diction

Answer 20

Word choice which determines style and mood