AP Lit #3

Iambic pentameter

a repetition of five iambs (2 syllables, the first unaccented, the second accented) in a single line of poetry for a total of ten syllables

incongruous

not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something

jocular

fond of or characterized by joking, humorous or playful

purview

the range, extent, or scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statue

sanguine

having a ruddy complexion of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook

solecism

a substandard or ungrammatical usage, a breach of etiquette, and impropriety or mistake

vassal

a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent

verisimilitude

the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable

bowdlerize

to remove material

cozen

to trick; to cheat or swindle

dearth

a scarcity of lack of something

didactic

teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson, inclined to teach or lecture too

enclave

an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character

gratis

free; complimentary; for nothing; without charge

irony

a figure of speech in which expectations are defied; for verbal irony, a speaker says the opposite of what they mean

pensive

engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought

explicate

to analyze and develop in detail, to reveal the meaning of a literary work

harbinger

a forerunner herald; to herald the approach of

idiosyncratic

characteristic of or peculiar to a single individual; uncommon or rare in terms of a trait

imagery

the presentation of a vibrant or graphic scene or character through sensory description

interstice

a small narrow space between things or part of things; interstitial

mountebank

a trickster or swindler; a charlatan

paean

a song of praise, joy, or triumph