Vocab

Question 1

ALLEGORY

Answer 1

noun

a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Question 2

ALLITERATION

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noun

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Question 3

ALLUSION

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an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Question 4

ANTAGONIST

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a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

Question 5

ARCHETYPE

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a very typical example of a certain person or thing.

“the book is a perfect archetype of the genre”

Question 6

ASSONANCE

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in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible

Question 7

BLANK VERSE

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Verse without rhyme

Question 8

CARPE DIEM

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used to urge someone to make the most of the present time and give little thought to the future.

Question 9

CHARACTER

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the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual

Question 10

CLASSICAL UNITIES

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rules for drama derived from a passage in Aristotle’s Poetics

Question 11

COMEDY

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movie, play, or broadcast program intended to make an audience laugh.

Question 12

CONFLICT

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a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.

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CONNOTATION

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an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

Question 14

CONSONANCE

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agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.

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DENOTATION

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the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests.

Question 16

DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE

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noun
a poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person, in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character while describing a particular situation or series of events.

Question 17

FLASHBACK

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a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story

Question 18

FOIL

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prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding.

Question 19

FORESHADOWING

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be a warning or indication of (a future event)

Question 20

HYPERBOLE

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

Question 21

IAMBIC PENTAMETER

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nounPROSODY
a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, for example Two households, both alike in dignity.

Question 22

LITOTES

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ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary

Question 23

METAPHOR

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a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Question 24

METER

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the rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number and length of feet in a line.

Question 25

MYTH

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a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

Question 26

NARRATOR

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a person who narrates something, especially a character who recounts the events of a novel or narrative poem.