Studied by 30 peopleDactyl
In poetry, a metrical pattern consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables
denoument
That part of the drama which follows the climax and leads to the resolution
diction
An author's choice of words
didactic literature
Literature designed explicitly to instruct
dramatic monologue
In literature, the occurrences of a single speaker saying something to a silent audience.
Elegy
\n A lyric poem lamenting death
epic
In literature generally, a major work dealing with an important theme
Euphemism
A mild word of phrase which substitutes for another which would be undesirable because it is too direct, unpleasant, or offensive
exposition
In drama, the presentation of essential information regarding what has occurred prior to the beginning of the play
fable
A brief tale designed to illustrate a moral lesson
farce
A type of comedy based on a humorous situation such as a bank robber who mistakenly wanders into a police station to hide
figurative language
In literature, a way of saying one thing and meaning something else
Figure of speech
An example of figurative language that states something that is not literally true in order to create an effect
flashback
A reference to an event which took place prior to the beginning of a story or a play
foil
A character in a play who sets off the main character or other characters by comparison
feet/foot in poetry
The basic unit of measurement in a line of poetry
free verse
Unrhymed poetry with lines of varying lengths, and containing no specific metrical pattern
genre
a literary type or form
tone
Expresses the author's attitude toward his or her subject
iamb
A metrical pattern of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable
oxymoron
A combination of contradictory terms
ode
A poem of praise of something divine or expressing some noble idea
spondee
A metrical pattern characterized by two or more successively-placed accented syllables
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