Literary Terms
The attempt to reflect life truthfully in subject matter and depiction
realism
True or false- The poem " Richard Cory" suggests that wealth and status guarantee happiness.
false
The repetition of three parallel phrases or clauses of equal length within a sentence
tricolon
true or false: In his poem, "Eating Alone" Lee reveals that he is lonely because he is missing his father
true
A brief phrase that combines contradictory elements for effect
oxymoron
This poet reject God and Christianity, and lived and died in Amherst, Massachusetts
Emily Dickinson
**Daily Double* a question asked, not to receive an answer, but to achieve an effect
RHETORICAL QUESTION
A metaphysical poet explored
religious topics
Passing down of cultural knowledge by mouth from generation to generation
oral tradition
a collective term for all sorts of deception
card stacking
What word best characterizes Miniver Cheevy?
dreamer
**Daily Double*The belief that the universe, or cosmos, is a chaotic place in which man's survival is accidental
cosmic chill
The quotation "of the people, by the people, for the people" is an example of
tricolon
A poem featuring an octave and a sestet
ITALIAN SONNET
True or false: Dramatic irony is when the reader is aware of a plot development whereas a character in the story is not.
true