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34 Cards in this Set
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point of view
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the method of narration in a work
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protagonist
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the hero or main character of a literary work, the character the audience sympathizes with
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quatrain
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a four-line stanza
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resolution
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the denouement of a literary work
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rhetorical question
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a question that does not expect an explicit answer. It is used to pose an idea to be considered by the speaker or audience
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rhyme/rime
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the duplication of final syllable sounds in two or more lines
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rhyme scheme
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the annotation of the pattern of the rhyme
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rhythm
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the repetitive pattern of beats in poetry
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romanticism
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a style or movement of literature that has as its foundation an interest in freedom, adventure, idealism, and escape
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satire
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a mode of writing based on ridicule, which criticizes the foibles and follies of society without necessarily offering a solution
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scansion
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analysis of a poem's rhyme and meter
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sestet
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a six-line stanza, usually paired with an octave to form a Petrarchan sonnet
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sestina
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a highly structured poetic form of 39 lines, written in iambic pentameter. It depends upon the repetition of six words from the first stanza in each of the six stanzas
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setting
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the time and place of a literary work
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simile
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an indirect comparison that uses the words "like" or "as" to link the differing items in the comparison
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soliloquy
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a speech in a play which is used to reveal the character's inner thoughts to the audience
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sonnet
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a 14 line poem with a prescribed rhyme scheme in iambic pentameter.
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spondee
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a poetic foot consisting of two accented syllables
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stage directions
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the specific instructions a playwright includes concerning sets, characterization, delivery, etc.
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stanza
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a unit of a poem, similar in rhyme, meter, and length to other units in the poem
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structure
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the organization and form of a work
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style
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the unique way an author presents his ideas. diction, syntax, imagery, structure, and content all contribute to a particular style
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subplot
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a secondary plot that explores ideas different from the main storyline.
main plot- Hamlet avenges the death of his father subplot- Hamlet dealing with love for Ophelia |
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subtext
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implied meaning of a work or section of a work
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symbol
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something in a literary work that stands for something else. Plato's sun serving as the truth in the "Allegory of the Cave"
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synecdoche
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a figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of a whole
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syntax
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the grammatical structure of prose and poetry
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tercet
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a three line stanza
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theme
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the underlying ideas that the author illustrates through characterization, motifs, language, plot, etc
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tone
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the author's attitude toward his subject
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tragic hero
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according to Aristotle, a basically good person of noble birth or exalted position who has a fatal flaw or commits an error in judgment which leads to his downfall. The tragic hero must have a moment of realization and live and suffer
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trochee
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a single metrical foot consisting of one accented (stressed/long) syllable followed by one unaccented (unstressed/short) syllable
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understatement
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the opposite of exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less that intended
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villanelle
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a highly structured poetic form that comprises six stanzas: five tercets, and a quatrain. The poem repeats the first and third lines throughout
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