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drama of the absurd
type of drama radically nonrealistic in both content and presentation, emphasizes meaninglessness of life
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accent
syllable given more prominence than its neighbors
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allegory
narrative that has a second meaning beneath the surface
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anapest
metrical foot consisting of two unaccented syllables followed by one accented one
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anaphora
repetition of an opening word or phrase in a series of lines
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apostrophe
when someone absent or dead is addressed as as if it were alive or present
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assonance
repetition at close intervals of the vowel sounds of accented syllables or important words
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aubude
poem about dawn, a morning love song
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ballad
short narrative poem written in a songlike stanza form
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cacophony
harsh, discordant, unpleasant sound choice
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catharsis
emotional release experienced by the audience at the end of a successful tragedy
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foil character
minor character whose situation or actions parallel those of a major character, and thus sets off or illuminates the major character
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chorus
group of actors speaking or chanting in unison, often while dancing
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scornful comedy
type of comedy whose main purpose is to expose and ridicule human folly
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comic relief
in a tragedy, comic scene that follows a scene of seriousness and contrast intensifies emotions
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consonance
repetition at close intervals of the final consonant sounds of accented syllables (book, plaque, thicker)
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dactyl
metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable followed by two unaccented syllables (mer-ri-ly)
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denoument
portion of a plot that reveals the final outcome of its conflicts or solutions to mysteries
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didactic writing
poetry, fiction, or drama having a primary purpose to teach or preach
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dimeter
metrical line containing two feet
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double rhyme
rhyme in which the repeated vowel is in the second last syllable of the words involved
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duple meter
meter in which a majority of the feet contain two syllables
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editorialization
writing that departs from the narrative or dramatic mode and instructs the reader how to think or feel about the events of a story or behavior of a character
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euphony
smooth, pleasant sounding choice and arrangement of sounds
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farce
type of drama related to comedy but emphasizing improbable situations
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feminine rhyme
when the repeated accented vowel is in either the second or third last syllable of the words involved (hurrying-scurrying)
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folk ballad
narrative poem designed to be sung, usually undergone modification through process of oral transmission
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hamartia
criminal act committed in ignorance of some material fact or even for the sake
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hexameter
metrical line containing six feet
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iambic meter
meter in which the majority of feet are iambs
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internal rhyme
rhyme in which one or both of the rhyme words occurs within the line
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limerick
fixed form consisting of five lines of anapestic meter
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literary fiction
fiction written with serious artistic intentions
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metonymy
figure of speech in which some significant aspect or detail of an experience is used for what are sometimes distinguished as two separate figures
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