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The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. A statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.
The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. A statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.
Irony
A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated; also, the rhetorical strategy of describing something indirectly by referring to things around it.
A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated; also, the rhetorical strategy of describing something indirectly by referring to things around it.
Metonymy
A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea, often stated in figurative language
A witty or ingenious thought; a diverting or highly fanciful idea, often stated in figurative language
Conceit
Breaking off discourse to address some absent person or thing, some abstract quality, an inanimate object, or a nonexistent character.
Breaking off discourse to address some absent person or thing, some abstract quality, an inanimate object, or a nonexistent character.
Apostrophe
The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases.
The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases.
Antithesis
A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
A simple narrative verse that tells a story that is sung or recited
Ballad
Poetry written in iambic pentameter, the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
Poetry written in iambic pentameter, the primary meter used in English poetry and the works of Shakespeare and Milton
Blank Verse
A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
A unit of stressed and unstressed syllables used to determine the meter of a poetic line.
Foot
A kind of poetry without rhymed lines, rhythm, or fixed metrical feet
A kind of poetry without rhymed lines, rhythm, or fixed metrical feet
Free Verse
A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
A poem or prose selection that laments or mediates on the passing or death of something or someone of value
Elegy
Grating, inharmonious sounds
Grating, inharmonious sounds
Cacophony
A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse, often (but not always) marked by punctuation
A pause somewhere in the middle of a verse, often (but not always) marked by punctuation
Caesura
A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
A saying or proverb containing a truth based on experience and often couched in metaphorical language
Adage
Inflated, pretentious language used for trivial subjects
Inflated, pretentious language used for trivial subjects
Bombast
A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words. In the sentence "May was hot and June the same," the verb "was" is omitted from the second clause
A sentence containing a deliberate omission of words. In the sentence "May was hot and June the same," the verb "was" is omitted from the second clause
Ellipsis/Elliptical Construction
An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
An abstract or ideal conception of a type; a perfectly typical example; an original model or form
Archetype
A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
A structure that provides premise or setting for a narrative
Frame
A person, scene, event, or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
A person, scene, event, or other element in literature that fails to correspond with the time or era in which the work is set
Anachronism
"In the middle of things"--a Latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events, but at some other critical point.
"In the middle of things"--a Latin term for a narrative that starts not at the beginning of events, but at some other critical point.
in medias res
A concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement
A concise but ingenious, witty, and thoughtful statement
Epigram
The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
The excessive pride that often leads tragic heroes to their death
Hubris
A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic, metaphorical, or possibly an ethical meaning
A story in which the narrative or characters carry an underlying symbolic, metaphorical, or possibly an ethical meaning
Allegory
Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is.
Similar to the truth; the quality of realism in a work that persuades readers that they are getting a vision of life as it is.
Verisimilitude
A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose.
A comedy that contains an extravagant and nonsensical disregard of seriousness, although it may have a serious, scornful purpose.
Farce
A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
A belief that emphasizes faith and optimism in human potential and creativity
Humanism
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