Literary Terms - ALL.
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megankiely on January 20, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Romanticism | Romantic period in Europe that started late 18th century and ended early 19th century; freed literature from the unities of place and time; sentimental, idealistic |
| Romantic Tale | french literary form, medieval tale, tales of daring deeds of knights and their "damsels"; heroes were brave, noble, and steadfast |
| Romantic Comedy | complex plot; contains elements of satire; unlikely hero triumphs because of his defects; bourgeoise manner; trivialized cult of appearance - dandy; extensive monologues using subtle wit, alliteration, and double entendres |
| Situational Irony | when the outcome is different then expected |
| Dramatic Irony | when the audience knows something the characters don't know |
| Verbal Irony | when a character says something yet means something else |
| Allusion | a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implicatio |
| Epic Poem | a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds |
| Aristotle's unities | Time, Place, Action |
| Connotation | the emotional or cultural meaning attached to a word |
| Denotation | dictionary meaning of a word, literal meaning |
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