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| the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words or within words, particulaly in accented syllables. It can be used to reinforce meaning, to unify thought, or simply to produce a musical effect. |
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| a brief reference to a person, event, place, work of art, etc. |
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| a brief saying embodying a moral, such as Pope's "know then thyself, presume not god to scan;/the proper study of mankind is man," from An Essay On Man |
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| Latin for "seize the day," the name applied to a THEME frequently found in LYRIC poetry; enjoy life's pleasures while you are able. An example is Herrick's "to the Virgins, To Make Much of Time" |
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| an elaborate and suprising figure of speech comparing two very dissimilar things. It usually involves intellectual cleverness and ingenuity. |
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1. A repudiation or denial of responsibility or connection.
2. Law. A renunciation of one's right or claim. |
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| any short, witty VERSE or saying, often ending with a wry twist |
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| also called frame tale overall unifying story within which one or more tales are related. In the single story, the opening and closing constitutes a frame. In the cyclical frame story—that is, a story in which several tales are related—some frames are externally imposed and only loosely bind the diversified stories. |
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| a pair of rhymed verse lines in IAMBIC PENTAMETER |
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| a figure of speech involving great exaggeration. The effect may be serious or comic. Byron uses hyperbole for comic effect in Don Juan |
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| A metrical pattern in poetry which consists of five iambic feet per line. An iamb, or iambic foot, consists of one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable" |
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| "irony built into the characters' actions and not just their words--depends upon a contradiction of expectations. Characters expect one thing and get another" |
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| A statement, often metaphorical, that seems to be self-contradictory but that has valid meaning |
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| a humorous imitation of serious writing. It follows the form of the original, but often changes the sense to ridicule the writer's STYLE. |
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| a conventional form of LYRIC poetry presenting an idealized picture of rural life. |
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| the representation of abstractions, ideas, animals, or inanimate objects as human beings by endowing them with human qualities. |
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| the technique that employs wit to riduicule a subject, usually some social institution or human foible, with the intention of inspiring reform. |
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| the author's attitude, either stated or implied, toward his or her subject matter and toward the audience. |
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