en CR First Semester Literary Terms for English II #1 43 Euphony: A pleasant combination of sounds Fable: A brief tale designed to illustrate a moral lesson; characters are often animals Farce:Literature based on a highly humorous and highly improbable plot Figurative Language:A way of saying something other than the literal meaning of the words Flashback:Going back to an earlier time, in a story, for the purpose of making something in the present clearer Foot:The smallest repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables Foreshadowing:A method used to build suspense by providing hints of what is to come Free Verse:Unrhymed poetry with lines of varying lengths, and containing no specific metrical pattern Genre:A literary type or form Haiku:A Japanese poetic form consisting of three lines: Five syllables in the first and third lines, and seven syllables in the second line Hyperbole:A figure of speech in which an overstatement or exaggeration occurs Imagery:A word, or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses Inference:A judgment based on reasoning rather than on direct or explicit statement Irony:Using a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or normal meaning; there are Dramatic irony:the reader or the audience sees a character’s mistakes or misunderstandings, but the character himself or herself does not Verbal irony:the writer says one thing and means another Irony of situation:there is a great difference between the purpose of a particular action and the result Jargon:The vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon; unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish Logos:Logic; the rational principle that governs and develops the universe Lyric Poem:A short poem wherein the poet expresses an emotion or illuminates some life principle Malapropism:The type of pun, or play on words, that results when two words become jumbled in the speaker’s mind Metaphor:A figure of speech wherein a comparison is made between two unlike quantities without the use of the words, “like” or “as” Meter:A regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line or lines of poetry Metonymy:A figure of speech in which a word represents something else which it suggests Mood:The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions Moral:The particular value or lesson the author is trying to get across to the reader Motif:An often-repeated idea or theme in literature Myth:It is a traditional story that attempts to explain a natural phenomenon or justify a certain practice or belief of a society Narrative Poem:A poem which tells a story Ode:A poem in praise of something divine or expressing some noble idea Onomatopoeia:A literary device where the sound of the word echoes the sound it represents; examples: “splash,” “knock,” and “roar” Oxymoron:A combination of contradictory terms Parable:A brief story told or written that teaches a moral lesson Paradox:A situation or a statement that seems to contradict itself, but on closer inspection, does not Allegory : A story illustrating an idea or a moral principle in which objects take on symbolic meanings Alliteration:Used for poetic effect, a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group Allusion:A reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work Ambiguity:A statement which can contain two or more meanings Analogy:A comparison between two similar things; in literature, a work which resembles another work, either fully or in part Anecdote:A very short tale told by a character in a literary work Antagonist:A person or force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work Antithesis:An opposition, or a contrast, of ideas Ballad:Stories in poetic form, often about tragic love and are usually sung Cacophony:An unpleasant combination of sounds Caricature:A picture or an imitation of a person’s features or mannerisms exaggerated to appear comic or absurd Carpe Diem:“Make the most of today” Characterization:The method an author uses to reveal or describe characters and their various personalities Comedy:A literary work which is amusing and ends happily Conceit :A far-fetched simile or metaphor; a literary conceit occurs when the speaker compares two highly dissimilar things Concrete Poetry:A poem that visually resembles something found in the physical world Conflict:When the protagonist is opposed by some person or other force Connotation:The emotional content of a word Couplet:A stanza of two lines, usually rhyming Denotation:Dictionary definition of a word Denouement:It is the final solution or outcome of a play or story Diction:An author’s choice of words; words have specific meanings and since one’s choice of words can affect feelings, a writer’s choice of words can have great impact in a literary work Didactic:Literature that instructs or presents a moral or religious statement; it can also be a work that stands on its own as valuable literature Dramatic Irony:The audience knows something that the characters in the drama do not Dramatic Monologue:Literary work in which a character is speaking about himself or herself as if another person were present; the speaker’s words reveal something important about his or her character Epic:It deals with the actions of gods and heroes. Epitaph:A short poem or verse written in memory of someone Epithet:A word or phrase used in place of a person’s name Ethos:The moral element in literature; ethics

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1.	Going back to an earlier time, in a story, for the purpose of making something in the present clearer
5.	A very short tale told by a character in a literary work
8.	A judgment based on reasoning rather than on direct or explicit statement
9.	A far-fetched simile or metaphor; a literary conceit occurs when the speaker compares two highly dissimilar things
12.	Literature based on a highly humorous and highly improbable plot
16.	A regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line or lines of poetry
17.	“Make the most of today”
19.	A literary type or form
21.	An often-repeated idea or theme in literature
22.	The particular value or lesson the author is trying to get across to the reader
24.	Using a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or normal meaning; there are
25.	An author’s choice of words; words have specific meanings and since one’s choice of words can affect feelings, a writer’s choice of words can have great impact in a literary work
27.	A short poem or verse written in memory of someone
29.	It is a traditional story that attempts to explain a natural phenomenon or justify a certain practice or belief of a society
30.	It deals with the actions of gods and heroes.
34.	A combination of contradictory terms
35.	An opposition, or a contrast, of ideas
36.	Dictionary definition of a word
38.	the writer says one thing and means another
39.	A literary device where the sound of the word echoes the sound it represents; examples: “splash,” “knock,” and “roar”
40.	A stanza of two lines, usually rhyming
41.	A short poem wherein the poet expresses an emotion or illuminates some life principle

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1.	The smallest repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
2.	A Japanese poetic form consisting of three lines: Five syllables in the first and third lines, and seven syllables in the second line
3.	The emotional content of a word
4.	The type of pun, or play on words, that results when two words become jumbled in the speaker’s mind
6.	A poem that visually resembles something found in the physical world
7.	A pleasant combination of sounds
10.	Stories in poetic form, often about tragic love and are usually sung
11.	A brief tale designed to illustrate a moral lesson; characters are often animals
13.	Logic; the rational principle that governs and develops the universe
14.	The vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon; unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish
15.	A comparison between two similar things; in literature, a work which resembles another work, either fully or in part
18.	The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions
20.	A word or phrase used in place of a person’s name
23.	A poem in praise of something divine or expressing some noble idea
25.	The audience knows something that the characters in the drama do not
26.	A picture or an imitation of a person’s features or mannerisms exaggerated to appear comic or absurd
28.	When the protagonist is opposed by some person or other force
31.	A literary work which is amusing and ends happily
32.	A word, or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses
33.	Unrhymed poetry with lines of varying lengths, and containing no specific metrical pattern
37.	A figure of speech in which a word represents something else which it suggests

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1.	Going back to an earlier time, in a story, for the purpose of making something in the present clearer
5.	A very short tale told by a character in a literary work
8.	A judgment based on reasoning rather than on direct or explicit statement
9.	A far-fetched simile or metaphor; a literary conceit occurs when the speaker compares two highly dissimilar things
12.	Literature based on a highly humorous and highly improbable plot
16.	A regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line or lines of poetry
17.	“Make the most of today”
19.	A literary type or form
21.	An often-repeated idea or theme in literature
22.	The particular value or lesson the author is trying to get across to the reader
24.	Using a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or normal meaning; there are
25.	An author’s choice of words; words have specific meanings and since one’s choice of words can affect feelings, a writer’s choice of words can have great impact in a literary work
27.	A short poem or verse written in memory of someone
29.	It is a traditional story that attempts to explain a natural phenomenon or justify a certain practice or belief of a society
30.	It deals with the actions of gods and heroes.
34.	A combination of contradictory terms
35.	An opposition, or a contrast, of ideas
36.	Dictionary definition of a word
38.	the writer says one thing and means another
39.	A literary device where the sound of the word echoes the sound it represents; examples: “splash,” “knock,” and “roar”
40.	A stanza of two lines, usually rhyming
41.	A short poem wherein the poet expresses an emotion or illuminates some life principle

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1.	The smallest repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
2.	A Japanese poetic form consisting of three lines: Five syllables in the first and third lines, and seven syllables in the second line
3.	The emotional content of a word
4.	The type of pun, or play on words, that results when two words become jumbled in the speaker’s mind
6.	A poem that visually resembles something found in the physical world
7.	A pleasant combination of sounds
10.	Stories in poetic form, often about tragic love and are usually sung
11.	A brief tale designed to illustrate a moral lesson; characters are often animals
13.	Logic; the rational principle that governs and develops the universe
14.	The vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon; unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish
15.	A comparison between two similar things; in literature, a work which resembles another work, either fully or in part
18.	The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions
20.	A word or phrase used in place of a person’s name
23.	A poem in praise of something divine or expressing some noble idea
25.	The audience knows something that the characters in the drama do not
26.	A picture or an imitation of a person’s features or mannerisms exaggerated to appear comic or absurd
28.	When the protagonist is opposed by some person or other force
31.	A literary work which is amusing and ends happily
32.	A word, or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses
33.	Unrhymed poetry with lines of varying lengths, and containing no specific metrical pattern
37.	A figure of speech in which a word represents something else which it suggests

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