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Literary Terms
Grab Bag
100
A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune. A calamitous event.
Adversity
100
Adj. Noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style. Noun. An epic poem or something that has the qualities of an epic poem. Extra credit: Name something epic--tell me why it's epic.
Epic
100
–verb (used without object) To do ruinous damage. –noun Ruinous damage: the ravages of war.
ravage
200
A person, group, or force that opposes or attacks.
An opponent, enemy, or foe.
The Adversary, the devil; Satan.
Adversary
200
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison, as in "a sea of troubles" or "All the world's a stage" A lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: the tragedy of war.
Metaphor
200
Arousing feelings of awe, admiration or dread because of grandeur, strength, etc.
Formidable
300
A lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster: the tragedy of war. A dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society, to downfall or destruction.
Tragedy
300
An indirect reference to some piece of knowledge not actually mentioned. ...Allusions usually come from a body of information that the author presumes the reader will know. For example, an author who writes, “She was another Helen,” is alluding to the proverbial beauty of Helen of Troy.
Allusion
300
–noun Excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance.
Hubris
400
A fight, battle, or struggle, esp. a prolonged struggle; strife.
Conflict
400
A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared. Extra credit: How is simile different than metaphor? Provide an example of each.
Simile
400
The friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers.
Hospitality
500
Violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech.
Tumult
500
A simile developed over several lines of verse, esp. one used in an epic poem.
Epic Simile
500
The comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as: "A man is but a weak reed."
Metaphor