lit terms 101-110

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scan
To mark off lines of poetry into rhythmic units, or feet, to show their metrical structure.
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scansion
A system for describing conventional poetic rhythms by dividing lines into feet and marking accented and unaccented syllables.
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scene
A short division within an act in a play or a particular setting in any work of literature.
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simile
A figure of speech that compares two unlike quantities using 'like' or 'as'.
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shift
A change in a passage created by syntax or diction.
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soliloquy
A long speech made by a character alone on stage revealing innermost thoughts and feelings.
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sonnet
A 14-line poem with three quatrains and a couplet, written in iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme.
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stream of consciousness
A narrative technique that presents thoughts as directly coming from a character's mind, often chaotic.
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structure
The planned framework for a piece of literature.
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style
A writer's typical way of expressing themselves.
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