51-101 Flashcards
(28 cards)
Scansion
Analysis of a poem’s rhyme and meter
Parable
A story that operates on more than one level an usually teaches a moral lesson
Understatement
A technique for developing irons and/or humor by writing/saying less than is intended
Meter
Pattern of beats in poetry
Monologue
Speech given by one character
Parallel plot
Secondary story line that mimics and reinforces the main plot.
Rhyme
Duplication of final syllable sounds in two or more lines
Synecdoche
Figure of speech that utilizes a part as a representative of a whole
Parody
A comic imitation of a work that ridicules the original
Motif
Sequence of events in a literary work
Satire
Writing that uses humor, wit, or sarcasm to ridicule an institution perhaps to bring about change.
Rhythm
Repetitive pattern of beats in poetry
Paradox
Set of seemingly contradictory elements which reflect an underlying truth.
Subtext
Implied meaning of a work or section of a work
Sestina
Highly structured poetic form of 39 lines written in iambic pentameter
Ode
Formal, lengthy poem that celebrates a particular subject
Metonymy
A figure of speech in which a representative term is used for a larger idea
Onomatopoeia
Words that sound like the sound they represent
Resolution
The denouement of a literary work
Subplot
A secondary plot that explores ideas different from the main story line
Tragic hero
Good person of noble birth who has a fatal flaw which leads to his downfall
Soliloquy
Speech in a play that revelas the character’s inner thoughts to an audience
Rhyme scheme
Annotation of the pattern of rhyme
Sonnet
14 line poem with a prescribed rhyme scheme in iambic pentameter
