Vocab #5 Flashcards
Discordant
Disagreeable in sound
Deconstruct
To break something into parts in order to understand the meanings of the parts
Epigraph
A quotation at the beginning of a literary composition
Euphony
The presentation of pleasant sounds in a work
Exclamatory sentence
A statement that shows excitement
Exposition
The background information presented in a work
Flashback
A device that allows the writer to refer to past events
Ibid
The same source as the one above
Monologue
A speech given by one character
Parable
A story that operates on more than one level and teaches a moral
Polysyndeton
The presence of many conjunctions between clauses
Urbane
Refined and often elegant in manner
Voice
The author’s original style
Cacophony
Harsh discordant sounds in literature
Comic relief
A humorous character or scene inserted between tragic events
