a tow-line stanza in poetry, usually rhymed, which tends to have lines of equal length
What is couplet
100
the unit of measurement in metrical poetry
What is foot
100
the repetition of two or more consonant sounds in successive words in a line of verse or prose
What is alliteration
100
all-knowing narrator. A narrator who has the ability to move freely through the consciousness of any character.
What is omniscient narrator
100
the technique of arranging events and information in such a way that later events are prepared for beforehand
What is foreshadowing
200
two rhymed lines that contain an independent and complete thought or statement. The closed couplet usually pauses lightly at the end of the first line
What is heroic couplet
200
a practice used to describe rhythmic patterns in a poem by separating the metrical feet, counting the syllables, marking the accent, and indicating the pauses
What is scansion
200
the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
What is enjambment
200
a narrator is a participant in the action
What is first-person narrator
200
a poem written as a speech made by a character at some decisive moment
What is dramatic monologue
300
a stanza consisting of four lines
What is quatrain
300
a metrical foot in verse in which an unaccented syllable is followed by an accented one
What is iamb
300
also called slant rhyme. A kind of rhyme in which the linked words share similar consonant counds but different vowel sounds
What is consonance
300
a type of narration in which the narrator is a nonparticipant
What is third-person narrator
300
a special kind of suspenseful expectation, when the audience or reader understands the implication and meaning of a situation onstage and foresees the oncoming disaster or triumph but the character does not.
What is dramatic irony
400
has rhyme scheme organized into three quatrains with a final couplet: abab cdcd efef gg
What is English Sonnet
400
a verse meter consisting of three metrical feet, or three primary stresses, per line.
What is trimeter
400
the harmonious effect when the sounds of the words connect with the meaning in a way pleasing to the ear and mind
What is euphony
400
a character with only one outstanding trait
What is flat character
400
a narrative in verse or prose in which the literal events consistently point to a parallel sequence of symbolic ideas
What is allegory
500
the following rhyme pattern for the first eight lines: abba, abba; the final six lines may follow any pattern of rhymes as long as it does not end in a couplet
What is Italian Sonnet
500
Shakespeare often wrote in using this method
What is iambic pentameter
500
a harsh, discordant sound often mirroring the meaning of the context in which it is used
What is cacophony
500
complex characters who undergo development and change
What is round character
500
a type of contemporary narrative in which the magical and the mundane are mixed in an overall context of realistic storytelling