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The literary period marked by disillusionment after World War I, including writers like Hemingway and Fitzgerald
Lost Generation
A figure of speech where a part represents the whole
Synecdoche
The author of The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
A contradiction that reveals a deeper truth
Paradox
The genre of Waiting for Godot
Theater of the Absurd
The repetition of consonant sounds
Consonance
A speech given alone on stage revealing inner thoughts
Soliloquy
A work that teaches moral lessons
Didactic
The Victorian Period follows which literary period
Romantic Period
The rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG is characteristic of a
Shakespearean Sonnet
The author of Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
A story that begins in the middle of action
In medias res
The emotional release felt by the audience
Catharsis
A reference to another work
Allusion
The main idea of a work
Theme
A narrative poem that tells a story
Ballad
Exaggeration for effect
Hyperbole
A tragic hero’s flaw
Hamartia
A novel about personal growth
Bildungsroman
The Harlem Renaissance focused on
African American culture and arts
Using an object to represent an idea
Symbol
A humorous imitation of a serious work
Parody
Repetition at the beginning of lines
Anaphora
A comparison using “like” or “as”
Simile
The author of 1984
George Orwell
A pause in a line of poetry
Caesura
The opposing force in a story
Antagonist
A narrator who knows everything
Omniscient
A brief reference to history or literature
Allusion
A poem mourning the dead
Elegy
