Wed, Dec 17
Pd 4
1. Review questions
2. Exam
Pd 5
1. Review questions for exam
2. Study terms for exam:
Example: a character who is used in contrast to another character
A. KENNING B. APOSTROPHE C. PARODY D. FOIL
ALLEGORY the presentation of abstract or moral concepts through more concrete means, creating 2 levels of meaning
ALLITERATION the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another, most often at the beginning of words; an essential feature of Anglo-Saxon poetry
ANTITHESIS two directly opposed ideas presented in a grammatically parallel way
BLANK VERSE Unrhymed iambic pentameter
CAESURA a pause in a line of poetry dictated by natural speaking rhythm
CONCEIT an elaborate and often surprising comparison between two apparently highly dissimilar things
DIALECT a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people
ELEGY a poem that mourns the death of a person or something lost
EPITHET an adjective or other descriptive phrase that is regularly used to characterize a person, place, or thing.
FOIL a character who is used in contrast to another character
FREE VERSE Poetry that has no regular meter or rhyme scheme
HYPERBOLE a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create a comic effect.
IMAGERY language that appeals to the senses
KENNING in Anglo-Saxon poetry, a metaphorical phrase or compound word used to name a person, place, thing, or event indirectly.
LYRIC POETRY poetry that focuses on expressing emotions or thoughts, rather than on telling a story
ODE a complex, generally long lyric poem on a serious subject
PARALLELISM the repetition of words, phrases, or sentences that have the same grammatical structure or that restate a similar idea
PARODY the imitation of a work of literature, art, or music for amusement or instruction
PASTORAL a type of poem that depicts country or rustic life in idyllic, idealized terms
SATIRE a kind of writing that ridicules human weakness, vice, or folly in order to bring about social reform
SCANSION indicating the metrical pattern of a poem by marking the stressed and unstressed syllables
SONNET a 14 line lyric poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, that has one of several rhyme schemes
WIT a quality of speech or writing that combines verbal cleverness with keen perception, especially of the incongruous
