Lit Vocab MAT

Poetry/prose in which abstract ideas are rep. by indiv. charac, events, or objects

rapid reps of consonants in a line of poetry/prose

reference to 1 lit. work in another

chronological error. Relationship between events or objects that is historically impossible

metrical foot:2 unstressed syllables r followed by stressed syllable

character that goes against the actions of the hero

protagonist who has none of the characteristics associated with the hero

direct address to someone or something not present

rapid reps of vowels in poetry/prose

deliberate anticlimax used to make a point

coming of age story, usually autobiographical

Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter

pause in line of poetry

analogous to chapter in a novel, a division in a poem

elaborate comparisons between unlike objects

Reps of consonant sounds with unlike vowels-similar to alliteration

pair of rhyming lines of poetry in the same meter

metrical foot composed of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables

action following the climax

word choice or syntax

crudely written poetry, words are often magled to fit a rhyme scheme

poem lamenting the passage of something

continuation of a phrase or sentence onto the following line

a novel/story told in form of letters

story used to illustrate a moral lesson

group of syllables that make up a metered unit of a verse

Japanese poetical form, 3 lines and 17 syllables. 5 in the first line, 7 in the second, and 5 in the third.

tragic drama, excessive pride leads to fall of hero

exaggeration for effect

foot containing 2 syllables, short then long (quantitative meter)

literal meaning vs intended meaning

humorous effect; substitution of a word for one that sounds similar but has a radically different meaning

a form of comparison in which something is said to be something else, often an unlikely pairing

combo of stressed and unstressed syllables that create the rhythm of a poem

phrase or statement that takes a larger meaning

recurrence of a word or theme in a novel or poem

word whose sound suggests its meaning. example: "crash"

two contradictory words used together to created deeper meaning. example: sweet sorrow

seemingly contradictory phrase, which proves to be true upon comparison

appeal that evokes pity or sympathy

annotation of the meter of the poem

means of comparision using either "like" or "as"

verse form consisting of 14 lines arrange in an octet and a sextet, usually ending in a couplet. English Form-3 quatrains followed by a couplet

metrical foot comprised of two stressed syllables

use of part of a thing to represent the whole; for example, "wheels" for a car

attitude of the speaker, setting the mood for a given passage

metrical foot composed of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable

verse form consisting of 5 tercets and a quatrain, the 1st and 3rd lines of tercet recur alternately as the last lines of the other tercets and together as the last lines of the quatrain