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Figures of Speech
100
A Greek word for a character's excessive pride, confidence, or arrongance.
Hubris
100
A type of Japaenese verse form composed of 17 syllables in 3 lines.
Haiku
100
A type of novel that emerged in the 18th century that uses mystery, suspense, and sensational or supernatural occurrences to evoke terror.
Gothic
100
Three periods indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation.
Ellipsis...
100
An expression whose meaning cannot be taken literally.
Idiom
200
A part of a play that takes place during a set time and in one place.
Scene
200
A type of rhyme in which only the final consonant sounds of the words are identical.
Half-rhyme
200
A first-person prose selection about an event.
Memoir
200
Indicates when someone is speaking.
Quotation Marks " "
200
Words that appeal to the five senses.
Sensory language or Imagery
300
A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose.
Farce
300
Verse line consisting of only one foot.
Monometer
300
The protagonist's arch enemy or supreme and persistent difficulty.
Nemesis
300
' A mark over a syllable to indicate that it is accented.
Ictus
300
A reference to a person, place, or event meant to create an effect or enhance the meaning of an idea.
Allusion
400
A cleansing of the spirit brought about by the pity and terror of a dramatic tragedy.
Catharsis
400
A long narrative poem that tells of the adventures and exploits of a hero.
Epic
400
A novel written with a pccaroon as its hero or heroine, usually recounting escapedes in a first-person narrative.
Picaresque novel
400
A phrase set off by commas that interrupts the flow of a sentence (like this) with some commentary or added detail.
parenthetical phrase
400
A play on words. Humorous use of a word in such a way to suggest two or more meanings
pun
500
Device used in which a character speaks to the audience and not the other characters on stage.
Aside
500
A poem praising the memory of a living or dead person.
Eulogy
500
A mockingly undignified treatment of a dignified subject.
Travesty
500
Used as a divider to separate feet in a line.
/ Slash
500
A far-fetched or elaborate metaphor or simile presenting a parallel between two dissimilar things.
Conceits