-comparison using like or as.
-comparison that does NOT use like or as.
-repetition of one or more initial consonants in a group of words or lines of poetry or prose
-giving inanimate objects human characteristics.
What is a simile, metaphor, alliteration and personification?
100
-A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
-A German word referring to a novel structured as a series of events that take place as the hero travels in quest of a goal
-A grotesque likeness of striking qualities in persons and things
What is ballad, Bildungsroman, and caricature?
100
-french term for the world of books, criticism, and literature in general.
-Grating, inharmonious sounds
-A forceful sermon, lecture, or tirade
What is belle-lettres, cacophony, and harangue?
100
-A device employed in Anglo-Saxon poetry in which the name of a thing is replaced by one of its functions or qualities
-A mocking, satirical assault on a person or situation
-The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables found in poetry
What is kenning, lampoon, and meter?
100
The name of Monica's husband
Who is Chandler Bing?
200
-when and where a story takes place
-the narrator's stand point
-An abstract or ideal conception of a type
-the turning point of a story
What is setting, point of view, archetype and climax?
200
-As distinguished from Apollonian, the word refers to sensual, pleasure-seeking impulses
-A parody of traditional epic form
-A narrator with unlimited awareness, understanding, and insight of characters
What is Dionysian, mock epic, and omniscient narrator?
200
-"In the middle of things"-a Latin term for a narrative that doesn't start at the beginning, but at some other critical point.
-An eight-line rhyming stanza of a poem
-A four-line poem or a four-line unit of a longer poem
What is in medias res, ottava rima, and quatrain?
200
-A verse with five poetic feet per line
-The grammar of meter and rhythm in poetry
-Also called "pen name" or "nom de plume
What is pentameter, prosody, and pseudonym?
200
Rachel's daughter's name
Who is Emma?
300
-main character
-opposes protagonist
-The use of insincere or overdone sentimentality
-providing hints of things to come
What is protagonist, antagonist, bathos and foreshadowing?
300
-A pair of rhyming lines in a poem
-the use of an artificial device or gimmick to solve a problem
-A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
What is couplet, deus ex machina, and elegy?
300
-similar to the truth; "life as it is"
-A French verse form calculated to appear simple and spontaneous but consisting of nineteen lines
-A mild or less negative usage for a harsh or blunt term; i.e. "pass away" instead of "die"
What is verisimilitude, villanelle, and euphemism?
300
-French for a novel in which hisotrical events and actual people appear under the guise of fiction
-The structural form of a line of verse as revealed by the number of feet it contains
-A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
What is roman a clef, versification, and adage?
300
Joey's childhood imaginary friend's name and profession
Who is Maurice and what is Space Cowboy?
400
-an object that represents something with deeper meaning
-story told my someone involved in the story who uses pronouns such as I and We
-A work of literature meant to ridicule a subject; a grotesque imitation
-the author's attitude toward the subject being written
What is symbolism, first-person narrative, burlesque and tone?
400
-A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words
-A term that describes a line of poetry that ends with a natural pause often indicated by a mark of punctuation
-A concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement
What is elliptical construction, end-stopped, and epigram?
400
-The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
-A lyric poem or passage that describes a kind of ideal life or place
-A statement or idea that fails to follow logically from the one before
What is hubris, idyll, and non sequitur?
400
-A person, scene, event, or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time
-A locution that addresses a person or personified thing not present
-The repetition of two or more vowel sounds in a group of words or lines in poetry and prose
What is anachronism, apostrophe, and assonance?
400
The length of Rachel's letter to Ross while they were "on a break"
What is 18 pages, FRONT AND BACK?!
500
-organization or language into meaningful structure
-the main idea or meaning that a story is built from
-The language of a work and its style
-A highly regarded work of literature or other art form that has withstood the test of time
-That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow (latin term)
What is syntax, theme, rhetoric, classic and pathos?
500
-A detailed analysis or interpretation of a work of literature
-A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness
-A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
-A sentence that follows the customary word order of English sentences
What is exegesis, farce, foot and loose sentence?
500
-A figure of speech that uses the name of one thing to represent something else with which it is associated
-The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
-A work of literature dealing with rural life
-A vagueness of meaning
What is metonymy, onomatopoeia, pastoral, and ambiguity?
500
-A poet
-The works considered most important in a national literature
-implies formality, objectivity, simplicity, and restraint
-A witty or ingenious thought