Types of Languages
Poetic Terms
Types of Writing
Writing Process
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100
An attitude people have towards evaluating and giving judgements.
What is Objective Language
100
A poem or stanza containing six lines
What is Sestet
100
An essay that tries to prove a point by supporting it with evidence
What is Argumentative Essay
100
The reason as to why the author wrote the piece of literature.
What is Purpose
100
The special language of a certain group or profession
What is Jargon
200
Language that is meant to be taken seriously.
What is Literal Language
200
is a verse or phrase that is repeated at intervals throughout a song or poem, usually after the chorus or stanza.
What is Refrain
200
a story in a song, usually a narrative song or poem.
What is Ballad
200
The process of guiding people toward the adoption of one's views. It is a problem-solving strategy, and does not rely on force or deceit.An example:The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively.
What is Persuasive Technique
200
a legend or story about events in a supernatural world, often accounting for something in nature.
What is Myth
300
Another word for opinionated language
What is Subjective Language
300
In poetry, it is the regular linguistic sound patterns of verse
What is Metre
300
verse consisting of unrhymed lines, usually of iambic pentameter.
What is Blank Verse
300
refers to literature or other types of art that are instructional or informative
What is Didactic
300
An ending in which the central problem or conflict is left unresolved
What is Indeterminate Ending
400
Any language that is ceremonial such as a sermon, lecture, or poetry.
What is Formal Language
400
A unit of verse consisting of two successive lines, usually rhyming and having
What is Couplet
400
usually proceeds by the orderly analysis of parts and the use of familiar illustrations or analogies.
What is Exposition
400
A literary technique that presents the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur. ex: seen in omniscient narration
What is Stream of Consciousness
400
Places things of unequal importance side by side. It brings all the things down to the lowest level of importance on the list.
What is Juxtaposition
500
A technique in writing in which the author temporarily interrupts the order, construction, or meaning of the writing for a particular effect.
What is Figurative Language
500
a common meter in poetry consisting of an unrhymed line with five feet or accents, each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable.
What is Iambic Pentameter
500
An inscription on a tombstone in memory of the one buried there.
What is Epitaph
500
is a Greek term for deep emotion, passion, or suffering. When applied to literature, its meaning is usually narrowed to refer to tragic emotions, describing the language and situations which deeply move the audience or reader by arousing sadness, sympathy, or pity.
What is Pathos
500
A dramatic or literary form of discourse in which a character talks to himself or herself or reveals his or her thoughts without addressing a listener.
What is Soliloquy
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