AP Lit 9

Farce

a comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have serious, scornful purpose

rhapsody

an intensely passionate verse or section of verse, usually of love or praise (Bohemian __)

apostrphe

an address to an absent or imaginary person

Aphorism

a brief, clever worded statement that makes a wise observation about life

requiem

a song or prayer for the dead (Uvogin)

Dissonance

harsh or grating sounds that do not go together

parody

a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner

assonance

repetition of vowel sounds

anecdote

a short narrative

lyric

or or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion, often in a songlike way

refrain

the repetition of one or more phrases or lines at definite intervals in a poem, usually at the end of a stanza

stanza

a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

decorum

conformity to accepted standards of conduct