AP lit glossary hexameter-neoclassicism
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 hexameter | a verse line of six feet |
| historical novel | novel using fictional characters in an accurately reproduced historical setting |
| homily | a sermon, or serious moral talk |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech involving great exaggeration for expressive or comic effect |
| iamb | two-syllable metrical foot consisting of one unaccented syllable followed by one accented syllable |
| idyl or idyll | a pastoral poem |
| imagery | the use of vivid, concrete, sensory details |
| imagism | the view that poetic expression is best achieved by the use of sharply detailed imagery |
| imperfect rhyme | rhyme in which the vowel sounds are not quite identical |
| internal rhyme | rhyming of words within, rather than at the end of, lines |
| irony | an ironic tone is one in which the author seems, superficially, to mask his real intention. In a more restricted sense the word refers to a statement that says the opposite of what is really implied |
| irony of situation | a happening contrary to what is appropriate |
| journal | a formal record of a person's daily experiences |
| kenning | metaphorical compound word used as a poetic convention |
| lay | a short narrative song; also, a ballad |
| legend | a traditional story about a particular person, place, or deity,often popularly accepted as history |
| letters | literary culture as a whole |
| literary ballad | a poem composed as an imitation of the folk ballad |
| local color | use in fiction of the speech, customs, and setting of a particular region for their own interest |
| lyric | any short poem, or passage in a poem, intended mainly to express a state of mind |
| manuscript | a handwritten or typewritten copy of a book or other work |
| masque | an elaborate entertainment combing fine costumes, scenery, music, and dancing |
| maxim | a brief saying embodying a moral |
| melodrama | a kind of pretentious tragedy in which realism and convention may be sacrificed for the primary aim of emotional effect |
| memoir | a partial autobiography dealing with events of public importance by a person who has figured notably in them |
| metaphor | a figure of speech involving and implied comparison |
| meter | any regular pattern of rhythm |
| miracle play | medieval verse drama dealing with a subject from the bible or the life of a saint |
| mock epic | a satire using the form of an epic poem to develop to develop a trivial incident |
| monologue | and extended speech by one character |
| morality play | medieval drama in which the characters are personifications of virtues and vices |
| motif | a character, incident, or idea that recurs frequently in various works or in various parts of the same work |
| mystery play | another term for miracle play |
| myth | a traditional story connected with the religion of a people, usually attempting to account for something in nature |
| narrative | any writing which concerns a series of happenings |
| narrative point of view | the relation assumed between the author and the characters. This includes specifically the extent to which the narrator shows himself to be aware of what each character thinks and feels |
| narrator | the teller of story, usually either a character or anonymous voice used by the author |
| naturalism | a form of realism embodying a fatalistic view of man |
| neoclassicism | writing that shows the influence of Greek and Roman classics |
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