Literary terms 2.0 Flashcards by Momo Saha

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fable

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a short symbolic story with animals

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figurative language

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metaphor, beyond the literal meaning: simile

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flashback

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refer to past thoughts

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foot

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metrical unit: spondee, iamb, etc

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foreshadowing

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hints of future events

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form

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shape or structure

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free verse

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no defined form or matter

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hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration

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iamb

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metrical foot, unaccented then accented

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idyll

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lyric poem

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image

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verbal, concept, emotions or sensory impression

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imagery

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sensory images

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impression

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reflects personal image

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irony

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twist & contrast between what happened and what was expected/intended to happen

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lyric poetry

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emotional, brevity, personal feelings

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metaphor

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comparison, dissimilar things

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metaphysical poetry

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philosphical, metaphors and complex

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meter

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pattern of beats

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metonymy

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figure of speech, larger idea

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monologue

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a speech given

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motif

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repetition or variation of image

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narrative poem

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tells a story

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narrator

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speaker

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octave

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8 line stanza

ode

formal lengthy poem

onomatopoeia

words that sound

oxymoron

contradictory terms

parable

more than one level, moral lesson

parallel plot

secondary story line

parody

a comic imitation, ridicules

pathos

elicit pity from audience

personification

human qualities to objects

plot

sequence of events

point of view

method of narration

protagonist

hero or mc

quatrain

four line stanza

resolution

the denouement

rhetorical question

question with no explicit answer

rhyme/rime

repetitive pattern of beats

romanticism

a style; escapism, idealism, adventure

satire

based on ridicules, criticizes society

sestet

six line stanza

sestina

39 lines