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trochee

A metrical pattern in a line of poetry characterized by one stressed syllable followed by one unstressed syllable

mood

The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions

hyperbole

A figure of speech in which an overstatement or exaggeration occurs

parody

A literary work that imitates the style of another work

inference

A judgment based on reasoning rather than on direct or explicit statement

dactyl

In poetry, a metrical pattern consisting of one stressed symbol followed by two unstressed syllables

pastoral

A literary work that has to do with shepherds and rustic settings

onomatopoeia

A literary device wherein the sound of a word echoes the sound it represents

lyric poem

A short poem wherein the poet expresses an emotion or illuminates some life principle

meter

A regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line or lines of poetry

pathetic fallacy

A fallacy of reason in suggesting that nonhuman phenomena act from human feelings

narrative poem

A poem which tells a story

imagery

A word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses

anapest

In a line of poetry, two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable forming the pattern for the line or perhaps for the entire poem

personification

A figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human characteristics

protagonist

The hero or central character of a literary work

quatrain

A four-line stanza which may be rhymed or unrhymed

rising action

The part of a drama which begins with the exposition and sets the stage for the climax

satire

A piece of literature designed to ridicule the subject of the work

sonnet

A lyric poem of fourteen lines whose rhyme scheme is fixed

cliche

a worn-out idea or overused expression