Vocab quiz 2 c-f

Cadence

Rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words

Canto

a major division of a long poem

Caricature

drawing, imitation, or description that ridiculously exaggerates peculiarities or defects

Catharsis

an emotional or psychological cleansing that brings relief or renewal

Chorus

in Greek drama, the group of citizens who stand outside the main action on stage and comment on it

Colloquialism

informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing

Conceit

a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects

Connotation

the implied or associated meaning of a word

Consonance

repetition of consonant sounds

Couplet

two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

Decorum

conformity to accepted standards of conduct; proper behavior

Denotation

the dictionary definition of a word

Diction

a writer's or speaker's choice of words

Dirge

a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

Dissonance

harsh or grating sounds that do not go together

Doggerel

badly written or trivial verse, often with a singsong rhythm

Dramatic irony

(theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play

Dramatic monologue

when a single speaker in literature says something to a silent audience

Elegy

a formal poem presenting a meditation on death or another solemn theme

Enjambment

the continuation of a suntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause

Epic

a long narrative poem written in elevated style which present the adventures of characters of high position and episodes that are important to the history of a race or nation

Epitaph

a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

Euphemism

a mild, indirect, or vague term substituting for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term

Euphony

any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds

Farce

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