A circumstance in which the audience or reader knows more about a situation than a character.
What is dramatic irony
100
An adjective or phrase that expresses a striking quality of a person or thing
What is epithet
100
The interpretation or analysis of a text
What is explication
100
A comedy that contains an extravagent and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious,scornful purpose.
What is farce
200
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
200
A feeling of association or identification with an object or person
What is empathy
200
A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term
What is euphemism
200
A series of comparisons between two unlike objects
What is extended metaphor
200
In contrast to literal language, _______implies meanings.
What is figure of speech/ figurative language
300
The resolution that occurs at the end of a play or work of fiction
What is denouement
300
A term that desribes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
What is end-stopped
300
A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
What is exegesis
300
A short tale often featuring nonhuman characters that act as people whose actions enable the author to make observations or draw useful lessons about human behavior
What is fable
300
A narrative told by a character involved in the story,using pronouns siach as I and we
What is first-person narrative
400
In literature, the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem.
What is deus ex machina
400
An extended narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero that is generaly larger than life and is often considered a legendary figure such as odysseus and Beowulf.
What is epic
400
A piece of writing that reveals weakness,faults,fralities or other short comings.
What is Expose
400
The action in a play or story that occurs after the climax and that leads to the conclusion and often to the resolution of the conflict
What is falling action
400
A return to an earlier time in a story or play in order to clarify present action or circumstances.
What is flashback
500
The choich of words in oral and written discourse
What is diction
500
A concise but ingenious witty, and thoughtful statement
What is epigram
500
The background and events that lead to the presentation of the main idea or purpose of a work of literature.
What is exposition
500
A story containing unreal, imaginary features
What is fantasy
500
A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line