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Euphemism
indirectness that replaces directness to avoid being offensive (he passed away vs. he croaked)
Euphony
pleasing sound
Eye Rhyme
rhyme that appears correct in spelling but not in sound (love and move)
External Action
action that happens outside of the actual story
Farce
a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and crude characterization in improbable situations
Fixed Form
poetry named because of a definite pattern (ex. sonnet, haiku, sestina)
Free Verse
no rhyme, meter, or rhythm
Genre
type or category
Hamartia
a fatal character flaw
Heroic Couplet
a rhyming pair of lines in iambic pentameter
Homily
a form of oral religious instruction given by a priest or minister
Humor
anything that causes laughter or amusement
Iamb
a metrical foot consisting of one short unstressed syllable followed by one long stressed syllable (dis-turb)
Idiom
a fixed expression (one that many understand) that has a figurative meaning (ex: she has a green thumb)
Imagery
words and phrases used that appeal to the five senses
Invective
characterized by insult or abuse
Irony
the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite of what is expected
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