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What is a type of narrative poem that often sounds like a song when read aloud?
What is a type of narrative poem that often sounds like a song when read aloud?
What is the term for a pause created by punctuation in the middle of a line of poetry?
What is the term for a pause created by punctuation in the middle of a line of poetry?
What is the term for a description that exaggerates a character's unique trait or flaw?
What is the term for a description that exaggerates a character's unique trait or flaw?
What is the term for a type of plot structure in which events are narrated in the order they take place?
What is the term for a type of plot structure in which events are narrated in the order they take place?
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What is the term for a saying that has been overused to the point where it is no longer effective?
What is the term for a saying that has been overused to the point where it is no longer effective?
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What is the term for a type of drama that is often humorous, has a happy ending, and emphasizes human weakness and limitations?
What is the term for a type of drama that is often humorous, has a happy ending, and emphasizes human weakness and limitations?
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What is the term for the problem a character faces that drives the action of a story?
What is the term for the problem a character faces that drives the action of a story?
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What is the term for a type of conflict that occurs within a character?
What is the term for a type of conflict that occurs within a character?
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What is the external conflict faced by the Avengers in the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
What is the external conflict faced by the Avengers in the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
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What is the difference between 'house' and 'home' in terms of connotation?
What is the difference between 'house' and 'home' in terms of connotation?
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What is the term for the repetition of final consonant sounds in accented or important words?
What is the term for the repetition of final consonant sounds in accented or important words?
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What is the denotation of the word 'conflate'?
What is the denotation of the word 'conflate'?
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What is dialect, in the context of language?
What is dialect, in the context of language?
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What is diction, in the context of writing?
What is diction, in the context of writing?
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What is the purpose of Wilfred Owen's diction in 'Dulce et Decorum Est'?
What is the purpose of Wilfred Owen's diction in 'Dulce et Decorum Est'?
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What is the internal conflict faced by Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
What is the internal conflict faced by Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
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What is the tone of a didactic piece of writing?
What is the tone of a didactic piece of writing?
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What is the purpose of direct characterization?
What is the purpose of direct characterization?
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What is the main characteristic of a double entendre?
What is the main characteristic of a double entendre?
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Who delivers a dramatic monologue in Act 1, Scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet?
Who delivers a dramatic monologue in Act 1, Scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet?
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What is the main difference between direct and indirect characterization?
What is the main difference between direct and indirect characterization?
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What is the purpose of a double entendre in a play?
What is the purpose of a double entendre in a play?
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What type of writing is Aesop's Fables an example of?
What type of writing is Aesop's Fables an example of?
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What is the term for a character speaking to either the audience or other characters onstage?
What is the term for a character speaking to either the audience or other characters onstage?
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What literary device is used to compare two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?
What literary device is used to compare two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?
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In 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe, what type of poem is it?
In 'The Raven' by Edgar Allan Poe, what type of poem is it?
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What is the term for the rhythmic pattern of language in poetry?
What is the term for the rhythmic pattern of language in poetry?
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What type of meter is used in Shakespeare's sonnets and most of his plays?
What type of meter is used in Shakespeare's sonnets and most of his plays?
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What is the term for when something closely related is substituted for the thing actually meant?
What is the term for when something closely related is substituted for the thing actually meant?
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In the example from the newspaper report, what is being used to represent the president?
In the example from the newspaper report, what is being used to represent the president?
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What is the term for the sequence of events that makes up a story?
What is the term for the sequence of events that makes up a story?
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What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?
What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?
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What is the part of the story where the conflict reaches its highest point of suspense or tension?
What is the part of the story where the conflict reaches its highest point of suspense or tension?
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What is the term for the narrator in a first-person point of view?
What is the term for the narrator in a first-person point of view?
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What is the term for the part of the story where the characters, conflict, and setting are introduced?
What is the term for the part of the story where the characters, conflict, and setting are introduced?
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What is the term for the part of the story where all the threads come to a close?
What is the term for the part of the story where all the threads come to a close?
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What is the term for the character's problem that drives the action of a story?
What is the term for the character's problem that drives the action of a story?
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What is the term for a story that is told from the perspective of a character in the story?
What is the term for a story that is told from the perspective of a character in the story?
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Study Notes
Literary Devices
- Ballad: a short narrative poem, often sounding like a song when read aloud, with a rhythm that makes a reader naturally recite it with song-like intonation.
- Caesura: a pause created by punctuation in the middle of a line of poetry, rather than at the end of a line or stanza.
- Caricature: a description that exaggerates a character's unique trait or flaw to the point of ridiculousness, often used to portray villains.
- Chronological Order: a plot structure in which events are narrated in the order they take place, often used in fairy tales.
- Cliché: a saying that has been overused to the point where it is no longer effective in conveying meaning.
- Comedy: a type of drama that is often humorous, has a happy ending, and emphasizes human weakness and limitations.
- Conflict: the problem a character faces that drives the action of a story, which can be external (between a character and an outside force) or internal (within a character).
Language and Style
- Connotation: the feelings and ideas associated with a word based on its use over time, which can be personal or societal.
- Consonance: the repetition of final consonant sounds in accented or important words that are close to one another.
- Denotation: the dictionary definition of a word, its literal meaning.
- Dialect: language specific to a particular group of people, which may involve spelling, sounds, grammar, punctuation, or vocabulary.
- Diction: a writer's choice of words, which can be described with an adjective.
- Didactic: writing that is intended to teach or preach, which can be used to describe the tone of a piece of writing or a character's speech.
Characterization and Plot
- Direct Characterization: a method of describing a character in which an author explicitly identifies a character's traits instead of allowing the reader to infer from the character's words or behavior.
- Double Entendre: a word, phrase, or statement intended to be understood in two ways, one of which usually has sexual connotations.
- Dramatic Monologue: a dramatic device in which a character delivers a speech to either the audience or other characters onstage.
- Juxtaposition: the placement of two things, characters, or ideas next to one another for the purpose of comparison and contrast.
- Lyric Poem: a poem expressing feelings and emotions, which tends to be short and has some element of musicality.
- Metaphor: a comparison between two unlike things in which the figurative term is substituted for or identified with the literal term.
- Meter: a means of measuring and describing rhythmic language, which involves arranging the accents of language into apparently equal intervals of time.
- Metonymy: a type of figurative language in which something closely related is substituted for the thing actually meant.
- Plot: the sequence of events that makes up a story, which begins with the basic situation or exposition, continues with complications, peaks at the climax, and ends with a resolution.
Narrative Structure
- Point of View: the perspective from which a story is told, which can be first person (the narrator is a character in the story) or third person (the narrator is outside the story).
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Test your knowledge of poetry terms and analyze poems to understand their structures and meanings. This quiz covers ballad, caesura, and other literary devices.
