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lit quiz (pg 15)

Terms in this set (34)

didactic
intended to teach
dilemma
a hard choice
dissonance
Unpleasant or unharmonious sound
elegy
a sad or mournful poem
Ellipsis
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Epic
A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
Epigraph
the use of a quotation at the beginning of a work that hints at its theme
epigram
witty comment
Ephinany
sudden realization
epitah
a brief statement written on a tomb or grave
Epithet
descriptive name
eulogy
speech in praise of someone
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
exclamatory sentence
makes an exclamation
expletive
an exclamation or oath, often obscene
Fable
short tale that teaches a lesson
fantasy
A story containing unreal, imaginary features.
figurative language
writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
Flashback
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
flat character
A character who embodies a single quality and who does not develop in the course of a story
Foreshadowing
A warning or indication of a future event
frame device
a story within a story
Genre
a major category or type of literature
homily
a sermon
Hubris
excessive pride
Hyperbole
exaggeration
hypothetical question
a question that raises a hypothesis
Idiom
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
Imagery
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
implication
something suggested
inductive reasoning
specific to general
Inference
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
invective
abusive language
Irony
A contrast between expectation and reality
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