Vocab week #12 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Quatrain
a stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes
Quest
a long or arduous search for something
Quintilla
a Spanish stanza of five octosyllabic lines
Prosody
the patterns of rhythm and sound used in poetry
Picaresque Novel
a form of fiction that features a rogue or adventurer (picaro) whose story is told in a first-person narrative, often through a series of loosely connected episodes
Peripeteia
a sudden reversal of fortune or change in circumstances, especially in reference to fictional narrative
Palinode
a poem in which the poet retracts a view or sentiment expressed in a former poem
Onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Motif
a decorative design or pattern
a distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition
Metonymy
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant
Malapropism
the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect
Kenning
a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning
Invective
insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
Hubris
excessive pride or self-confidence
Aphorism
a pithy observation that contains a general truth, such as, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
