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Praxis II Literary Terms b
Lit Terms
Question: A formal poem presenting a meditation on death/solemn theme.
Answer: Elegy
Question: Poetic device/repetition of same consonant two or more x's
Answer: Consonance/Alliteration
Question: A statement/two words that contradicts itself
Answer: Oxymoron
Question: Grammar/balance w/in sentences of similar clauses w/the same structure.
Answer: Parallelism/Grammar
Question: Part of the personality representing ocnscience/holds morals.
Answer: Superego
Lit Terms
Question: A long narrative in poetry/prose on adventure/love/magic originating in the Medieval period.
Answer: Romance
Question: A stanza of two lines sometimes rhymed.
Answer: Couplet
Question: The use of bizarre/fantastic elements in lit. (Distortions/strangeness)
Answer: Grotesque
Question: Interior monologue w/no grammar rules/logic.
Answer: Stream of Consciousness
Question: Theatre genre/realistic characters dealing w/emotional challenges.
Answer: Drama
Lit Terms
Question: The end of time/revelation/both.
Answer: Apocalypse
Question: A formal way of thinking expressed through language/communication.
Answer: Discourse
Question: A word imitating a sound.
Answer: Onomatopoeia
Question: Chging the subject/verb/object order in a sentence.
Answer: Anastrophe/Inversion
Question: A tragic play w/comic elements to lighten the mood/serious play w/happy ending.
Answer: Tragic Comedy
Lit Terms
Question: Drama/musical performance that uses caricatures/mockery to cause laughter.
Answer: Burlesque
Question: Part of the story introducing background/characters/setting/etc.
Answer: Exposition
Question: Expressing/stating something too strongly/an exaggeration.
Answer: Overstatement
Question: A stereotypical character easy to recognize.
Answer: Stock Character
Question: Three line stanza w/chain rhyme aba-bcb-cdc-ded. (Poet Dante)
Answer: Terza Rima
Lit Terms
Question: Process of releasing strong emotions; person is relieved afterwards.
Answer: Catharsis
Question: Final moment of plot where everything is explained/resolved.
Answer: Denouement
Question: A stanza in poetry w/four lines.
Answer: Quatrain
Question: Speaking one's thoughts aloud by oneself.
Answer: Soliloquy
Question: A form of verse/often narrative set to music.
Answer: Ballad