Flashback to Myth #3

Flashback

(Past) Scene that takes place before the present

Foot

Measuring unit used in poetry; consisting of stresses and unstressed syllables

Foreshadowing

(Future) Hints of future things that are going to happen

Frame

Provides structure and context for the Central story

Free Verse

No specific meter or rhyme scheme followed

Genre

Categories used to describe literacy forms

Gothic Novel

Supernatural events followed by suspense that is unable to be explained

Harangue

Forceful speech used to persuade

Hubris

Excessive pride leads to tragic endings

Humanism

Emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential

Hyperbole

Exaggeration for rhetorical effect

Idyll

Poem or passage describing a peaceful life or place

Image

Vivid descriptive language; creating a visual that appeals to the five senses

In medias res

In the middle of things narrative not beginning in start of a passage but during another critical point

Indirect quotation

Paraphrased version of someones elses statement

Invective

Denunciation; direct verbal assault

Irony

Light sarcasm or events not happening as expected

Kenning

Metaphorically describe a person or concept in an imaginative way

Lampoon

Satirical assault on a person or a situation

Light verse

Poetry meant to entertain and amuse

Litotes

Stating opposite in a negative way; Double negatives used to emphasize and Intensify

Loose sentences

Begins with the main idea or the Subject

Lyric Poetry

Poetry revealing the speakers thoughts and feelings

Maxim

Memorable expression of a guiding principle

Melodrama

Exaggeration of events to create an emotional response

Metaphor

Comparison of two unlike objects

Metaphysical poetry

Uses elaborate conceits to explore complex themes

Meter

Stresses and Unstressed syllables found in poetry

Metonymy

Use of one word to represent something closely related

Middle english

Language used from 1150 and 1500 AD

Mock epic

Parody of traditional epic form

Mood

Emotional tone

Motif

Repeated theme; symbol or idea helping convey a message

Muse

Something or someone inspiring creativity

Myth

Folk tale; unfolding the practices and beliefs of a group of people