section 2 vocab 23-45
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Dactyl
In poetry, a metrical pattern consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables
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denoument
That part of the drama which follows the climax and leads to the resolution
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diction
An author's choice of words
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didactic literature
Literature designed explicitly to instruct
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dramatic monologue
In literature, the occurrences of a single speaker saying something to a silent audience.
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Elegy
\n A lyric poem lamenting death
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epic
In literature generally, a major work dealing with an important theme
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Euphemism
A mild word of phrase which substitutes for another which would be undesirable because it is too direct, unpleasant, or offensive
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exposition
In drama, the presentation of essential information regarding what has occurred prior to the beginning of the play
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fable
A brief tale designed to illustrate a moral lesson
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farce
A type of comedy based on a humorous situation such as a bank robber who mistakenly wanders into a police station to hide
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figurative language
In literature, a way of saying one thing and meaning something else
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Figure of speech
An example of figurative language that states something that is not literally true in order to create an effect
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flashback
A reference to an event which took place prior to the beginning of a story or a play
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foil
A character in a play who sets off the main character or other characters by comparison
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feet/foot in poetry
The basic unit of measurement in a line of poetry
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free verse
Unrhymed poetry with lines of varying lengths, and containing no specific metrical pattern
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genre
a literary type or form
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tone
Expresses the author's attitude toward his or her subject
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iamb
A metrical pattern of one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable
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oxymoron
A combination of contradictory terms
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ode
A poem of praise of something divine or expressing some noble idea
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spondee
A metrical pattern characterized by two or more successively-placed accented syllables
