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TRI 2 LIT vocab schelhorse

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persona / speaker

narrator / usually the point of view of the character. The person created by the author to tell the story and is the voice that talks to the reader.

how we know what happens in a story / how the story is told

the speaker knows everything including the actions, motives, and thoughts of all the characters / all-knowing

limited omniscient

what narrator knows or sees in limited to one central character, usually just their own actions and thoughts

most drastic third person point of view, for story is told by no one / narrator disappears and there is no way of entering the minds of characters

static character

does not change throughout the work and the reader's knowledge of that character does not grow / unchanging

dynamic character

undergoes some kind of change because of the action in the plot / changing

embodies 1 or 2 qualities, ideas, or traits that are not developed. Sometimes recognized as stock characters; show stereotypes, like the "dumb blonde." / become types rather than individuals

round character

complex, multidimensional, and developed characters that are often display the inconsistencies and internal conflicts found in most real people

The direct address of a person or personified thing, either present or absent. Most common purpose is to give vent or display intense emotion, which can no longer be held back / often interrupts the discussion.

a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc. reading the same backward as forward

a technique of improving the memory

a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning and usually origin, whether pronounced the same way or not

a word the same as another in sound and spelling but different in meaning

a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not / specific type of homonym

are homonyms that share the same spelling but have different pronunciation. That is, they are homographs which are not homophones

are homonyms that share the same spelling but have different meanings when capitalized (and may or may not have different pronunciations)

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines

repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses

an adjective or adjective phrase appropriately qualifying a subject (noun) by naming a key or important characteristic of the subject

a type of rhetorical balance in which the second part is syntactically balanced against the first, but with the parts reversed.

a natural pause or break; usually near middle of line of verse, indicated by sense of the line, greater than the normal pause

continuation of the sense and grammatical construction from one line of poetry to the next

a device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of the thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities

repetition of a regular rhythmic unit in a line of poetry; emphasizes musical quality of language and often relates directly to subject matter of poem.

group of syllables in verse usually consisting of one accented syllable and one or two unaccented syllables associated with it

a system for describing the meter of a poem by identifying the number and the types of feet per line

devices of sound

techniques of deploying the sounds of words; rhyme, alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, used to create a general effect of pleasant of of discordant sound, imitate another sound, or to reflect a meaning.

a rise and fall of the voice produced by the alternation of stressed and unstressed syllables in language.

a rhyme of two syllables, one stressed and one unstressed, sometimes called double rhyme (as waken and forsaken and audition and rendition)

masculine rhyme

rhyme that falls on the stressed and concluding syllables of the rhyme-words (keep and sleep)

rhyme that appears correct from spelling, but is half-rhyme or slant rhyme from the pronunciation (watch and match)

rhyme that occurs within a line, rather than at the end

a line with a pause at the end, lines that end with a period, comma, a colon, a semicolon, an exclamation point, or a question mark are end-stopped lines

a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject

a poem of mourning about someone who has died. A eulogy is a great praise or commendation, a laudatory speech, about someone who has died.

a long narrative poem, written in heightened language, which recounts the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of a particular society

poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme

a poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of the speaker. A ballad tells a story. Love lyrics are common, sonnets and odes are examples.

a non-dramatic poem which tells a story, whether simple or complex, long or short, example: epics and ballads

a poem which is primarily intended to teach a lesson, usually involves a subjective judgment of the author's purpose on the part of the critic or the reader

a poem which employs a dramatic form or some element or elements of dramatic techniques as a means of achieving poetic ends, example: dramatic monologue

the arrangement of materials within a work; the relationship of the parts of a work to the whole; the logical divisions of a work. most common units of structure in a poem are the line and the stanza.

usually a repeated grouping of three or more lines with the same meter and rhyme scheme

a word, phrase, line, or group of lines that is repeated, for effect, several times in a poem

unrhymed iambic pentameter

two-line stanza, usually with end-rhymes the same

eight line stanza, usually refers to the first division of an Italian sonnet

a four-line stanza with any combination of rhymes

a seven line stanza of iambic pentameter rhymed ababbcc

six line stanza, second division of an Italian sonnet

normally a fourteen line iambic pentameter poem

a stanza of three lines in which each line ends with the same rhyme

a three line stanza rhymed aba, bcb, cdc, etc.

a nineteen line poem divided into five tercets and a final quatrain

is a story in which the protagonist undergoes growth throughout the entire narrative, generally starting off by being removed or chased from their home. Their growth is often impeded by opposition of their desires by other characters

an adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish, using big words for the sake of it. sometimes described as "show-offy"

a form of understatement that involves making an affirmative point by denying its opposite; the opposite of hyperbole

a fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects. A ____displays intellectual cleverness as a result of the unusual comparison being made.

is a ghostly double of another character, especially if it haunts its counterpart - means "double walker" - it's like a carbon copy of a character - doesn't have to look like them

adding in superfluous words to extend the message you are trying to give- "beating around the bush" so to speak

combination of two or more words to create a new word

the shuffling of the first letters of words to make different words and therefore change the actual meaning of the sentence, or else produce a humorous, nonsensical sound

when one uses a part to represent the whole

when one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another. In lit. synes. refers to the practice of associating two or more different senses in the same image

a person, scene, event, or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set

is an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words that are similar in sound

is use of bare expressions, likely to be ignored or misunderstood by a hearer or reader because of the bluntness. Emphasis through restatement with additional details

to remove parts of a work of literature that are considered indecent

most or all of the narrative comes to readers through letters or other correspondence rather than a more traditional storytelling manner

while not an exclusively literary term, many critics use it to denote the idea of avoidance found in many narratives. Family dramas, for example, are almost obligated to involve some sort of "elephant" in the room

many writers like to include quotes or passages at the beginning of their works to reflect the overarching theme or message

stories that start straight in the middle of the action and builds upon the recent past as the tale unfold

frequently used to refer to familiar literary devices, events, and archetypes

real-life figure and adventures oftentimes end up thinly and not-so-thinly appearing in fiction

strongly contransting words, clauses, sentences, or ideas; balancing of one term against another for emphasis or stylistic effectiveness

deus ex machine

use of artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem, often criticized, incidence that brings characters together to have a pleasing solution

a term for the title character of a work of literature

overly arrogant, character that has this is called a hybris, believes they are "untouchable", considered the tragic flaw

a personal error in a protagonist's personality that brings about his tragic downfall in a tragedy. tragic flaw

a repetitive use of phrases or words which have similar meanings; expressing the same thing, an idea or saying two or more times

literary piece that imitates another famous lit. work of another writer. Does not mock, honors instead

negative capability

promoted by poet John Keats, who believed that poets should be able to come to terms with the fact that some matters might have to be left unsolved or uncertain, doubt adds romanticism

contraction or the shortening of a word by omitting sounds, syllables or letters from the middle of the word such as the bos'n for the word boatswain

stream of consciousness

a style of writing where the author represents the flow of inner thoughts, feelings, and memories of a character, regardless of logical order and transitions

the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form

books, magazines, etc. giving facts, information, etc. not stories, novels, plays, poetry

a drama, such as a play, film, or television program, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts

a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature

a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content technique

a phrase or verse recurring at intervals in a song or poem, esp. at the end of each stanza; chorus

an action, theme, or piece of information meant to lead a character or the reader astray. Mysteries often employ this to complicate the plot and draw the reader's attention away from the real solution, and thus prolonging the pleasure of reading

how fully the characters and actions in a work of fiction conform to our sense of reality. To say that a work has a degree of ______ means that the work is very realistic and believable--- it is "true to life"

a prose fiction longer than a short story but shorter than a novel. 20k-50k words.

dramatic monologue

a literary device is used when a character reveals his or her innermost thoughts and feelings, those that are hidden throughout the course of the story line, through a poem or a speech. Often comes during a climactic moment in a work reveals hidden truths about a character, their history, and their relationships

feeling, suffering

distant, far off

turn, direction, way

wisdom, knowledge

act, state, condition of

syn / sym / syl / sys

involving thought

recept / recipe

again, back, backward

neo / new / nov

straight, correct

resembling, like shaped

one who takes part in

behind, between, beyond

tangible, perceptible, easily noticeable

something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct

a model of excellence or perfection

to become dry from heat, to shrivel from heat

one who exhibits extreme or possibly blind allegiance to a group or cause

fretful, obstinate

external damnation, utter ruin

very destructive or harmful, deadly

to read or examine

concise and meaningful

seemingly acceptable, believable, or possible

very heavy, unwieldy from weight

a sign or forewarning

powerful, having a strong affect

to talk idly or foolish at great length

a rule guiding conduct or imposing a standard

something that comes before, forerunner

wasteful, a person given to extravagance

showing contempt toward sacred things

unusual in character or appearance

something offensive to good taste and refinement

having excellent morals; righteous

conquered, overpowered

well-grounded, justifiable

to take possession or authority over something without right

turbulent, stormy

beyond what is needed or required, an overflow

to reject or refuse with hostility

possessed of controlling power

causing to wither or to dry up or to become scorched

to set apart for sacred use, to make holy, to purify

to express in an overly enthusiastic manner

to rave, to speak in a loud and attacking manner

to give formal approval

to re-establish friendship, to resolve a dispute

to take great pleasure or delight in

to repeat, to copy, or to duplicate

to make repayment or to return

characterized by a decided purpose

to make something better, particularly a bad situation or condition, to improve

overused or common

to overwhelm as if being bombarded by a large quantity of water

an obsession with a single thing or idea

exceedingly or undeniably evil

easily and readily speaking; fluent

the highest point; a peak of achievement

to challenge or attack an idea or statement as being untrue, especially to bring up argument or facts against an idea or statement

to be excessively or abundantly filled with things

enlarged by fluid; swollen or engorged

to make worse; to aggravate a problem or condition

a factor that causes action

widespread and pervasive; affecting everyone

unwilling to speak; tending to be silent

not stated outright but understood

appearing in large number

offensive attitude or speech; ridicule

to speak poorly of

to use words that have multiple meanings, particularly in order to obscure the truth

excessively emotional

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