English Vocab Quiz 3

Abstract

Abstract

This is typically complex, discusses intangible qualities like good and evil, and seldom uses examples to support its point

Anachromism

Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occured

Antecedent

The word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers

Assonance

The repetition of vowel sounds

Ballad

Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form

Burlesque

A theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor

Dirge

A song or hymn of mourning composed orn preformed as a memorial to a dead person

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

Feminine Rhyme

Latter two syllables of the first word rhymes with the latter two syllables of second word

Interior Monologue

A narrative technique that records a character’s internal flow of thoughts, memories, and ideas; a longish passage of uninterrupted thought

Inversion

The reversal of the normal order of words

Metaphor

A figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using like or as

Parallelism

The use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have grammatical form

Persona

The speaker, voice, or character assumed by the author of a piece of writing

Simile

A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between two different things (usually formed with ‘like’ or ‘as’)

Stock Characters

Standard or cliched character type

Subjunctive Mood

A grammatical situation involving the words ‘if’ and ‘were’ setting up a hypothetical situation

Travesty

A grotesque or grossly interior imitation

Tragic Flaw

The character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall

Utopia

An imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal