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Loki
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Thor
Nutella
100
The general form, pattern, and manner of expression of a work of literature.
What is mode
100
One of the ancient Greek goddesses presiding over the arts. The imaginary source of inspiration for an artist or writer
What is muse
100
A lyric poem usually marked by serious, respectful, and exalted feelings toward the subject.
What is ode
100
A story consisting of events from which a moral or spiritual truth may be derived
What is parable
100
Faulty reasoning that inappropriately ascribes human feelings to nature or nonhuman objects
What is pathetic fallacy
200
A quick succession of images or impressions used to express an idea
What is montage
200
A form of verse or prose that tells a story.
What is narrative
200
The Anglo-Saxon language spoken in what is now England from approximately 450 to 1150 A.D
What is Old English
200
A statement that seems self-contradictory but is nevertheless true
What is paradox
200
That element in literature that stimulates pity or sorrow
What is pathos
300
The emotional tone in a work of literature
What is mood
300
A term often used as a synonym for realism; also a view of experience that is generally characterized as bleak and pessimistic
What is naturalism
300
A narrator with unlimited awareness, understanding, and insight of characters, setting, background, and all other elements of the story.
What is omniscient narrator
300
An imitation of a work meant to ridicule its style and subject
What is parody
300
A verse with five poetic feet per line
What is pentameter
400
A brief and often simplistic lesson that a reader may infer from a work of literature
What is moral
400
A work of fiction of roughly 20,000 to 50,000 words- longer than a short story, but shorter than a novel.
What is novella
400
The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning.
What is onomatopoeia
400
A version of a text put into simpler, everyday, words.
What is paraphrase
400
A sentence that departs from the usual order of English sentences by expressing its main thought only at the end.
What is periodic sentence
500
A phrase, idea, or event that through repetition serves to unify or convey a theme in a work of literature.
What is motif
500
A novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group.
What is novel of manners
500
A term consisting of contradictory elements juxtaposed to create a paradoxical effect.
What is oxymoron
500
A work of literature dealing with rural life.
What is pastoral
500
The role or facade that a character assumes or depicts to a reader, a viewer, or the world at large
What is persona