Literary Terms Quiz 2

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language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes

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imagism

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a literary composition that imitates the manner or subject of another author or work.
Repetition of a phrase or melody often with variations in key, rhythm, and voice.
Repetition of a theme in another voice such that each part continues polyphonously.

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imitation

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You're a foul one, Mr. Grinch,
You're a nasty wasty skunk,
Your heart is full of unwashed socks, your soul is full of gunk, Mr. Grinch.
The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote,
"Stink, stank, stunk"!

harsh or insulting words

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invective

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"Lead the way and we'll precede.”

an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.

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malapropism

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A dramatic entertainment, usually performed by masked players representing mythological or allegorical figures, that was popular in England in the 16th and early 17th centuries.

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masque

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a work (as a movie or play) marked by the exaggerated emotions of the characters and the importance of action and plot

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melodrama

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highly abstract, subtle, or abstruse.
4. designating or pertaining to the poetry of an early group of 17th-century English poets, notably John Donne, whose characteristic style is highly intellectual and philosophical and features intensive use of ingenious conceits and turns of wit.
5. Archaic. imaginary or fanciful.

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metaphysical

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a figure of speech that consists of the use of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which it is related, or of which it is a part, as “scepter” for “sovereignty,” or “the bottle” for “strong drink,” or “count heads (or noses)” for “count people.”

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metonymy

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imitation or reproduction of the supposed words of another, as in order to represent his or her character.
the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature

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mimesis

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a word or a part of a word (as re- or -call in recall) that contains no smaller unit of meaning

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morpheme

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an important and usually repeating idea or theme in a work of art

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motif

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the underlying system of beliefs, esp. those dealing with supernatural forces, characteristic of a particular cultural group.

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mythos

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an adherent of naturalism in literature or art.

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naturalist

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when man is capable of being in uncertainties, Mysteries, doubts without any irritable reaching after fact & reason

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negative capability

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a new word or expression

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neologism

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a lyric poem that expresses a noble feeling with dignity

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ode

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"cruel kindness"

a combination of contradictory words

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oxymoron

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a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.

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palinode

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a statement that seems to go against common sense but may still be true
a false statement that at first seems true

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paradox

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similarity of construction of word groups especially for effect or rhythm

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parallelism

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of or relating to shepherds or rural life
of or relating to the pastor of a church

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pastoral

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piity, sympathy

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pathos

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the use of an unnecessarily long or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution.

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periphrasis

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the narrator of or a character in a literary work, sometimes identified with the author.

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persona

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the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account

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phenomenology

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The philosophy of Plato, especially insofar as it asserts ideal forms as an absolute and eternal reality of which the phenomena of the world are an imperfect and transitory reflection.

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platonism

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of or relating to art, architecture, or literature that reacts against earlier modernist principles, as by reintroducing traditional or classical elements of style or by carrying modernist styles or practices to extremes

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postmodern

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the ordinary language that people use when they speak or write
writing that does not have the repeating rhythm used in poetry

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prose

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study of the structure of poetry

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prosody

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"I made a really cheesy pun about quesadillas the other day."

the humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest different meanings or of words having the same sound but different meanings

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pun

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A phrase, verse, or group of verses repeated at intervals throughout a song or poem, especially at the end of each stanza.

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refrain

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Language that is elaborate, pretentious, insincere, or intellectually vacuous

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rhetoric

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a novel in which actual persons and events are disguised as fictional characters

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roman a clef

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something meant to make fun of and show the weaknesses of human nature or a particular person

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satire

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the study of meanings and changes of meaning

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semantics

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the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing.

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semiotics

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existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought

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subjective

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not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased

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objective

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ated or lofty in thought, language, etc

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sublime

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a secondary or subordinate plot in fiction or drama

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subplot

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the underlying or implicit meaning, as of a literary work.

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subtext

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having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic:

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surreal

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a brief form for stating an argument that consists of two statements and a conclusion that must be true if these two statements are true

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syllogism

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"the delectable book"

using a sense to describe a word that usually doesnt fit with that word

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synaesthesia

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A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for assassin), the general for the specific (as thief for pickpocket), or the material for the thing made from it (as steel for sword).

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synecdoche

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the way in which words are put together to form phrases, clauses, or sentences

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syntax

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a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies

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tension

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A figure of speech using words in nonliteral ways, such as a metaphor.

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trope

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of or pertaining to a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions

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utopian

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the making of verses

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versification

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"On his fishing trip, he caught three trout and a cold."

the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words when it is appropriate to only one of them or is appropriate to each but in a different way

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zeugma