English Lit Key Terms 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LiteratureA2/A-levelAQA Created by: SWCreated on: 06-06-13 11:54 Active Creator a reader who has individual ideas rather than re-cycling the ideas of others 1 of 18 allegory extended metaphor that veils a moral or political underlying meaning 2 of 18 alliteration repetition of the initial letter or sound in adjacent words to create an atmospheric or onomatopoeic effect 3 of 18 allusion passing reference to another literary work 4 of 18 ambiguity capacity of words to have two simultaneous meanings 5 of 18 ancharonism chronological misplacing of person, event or object 6 of 18 analogy a perception of similarity between two things 7 of 18 antithesis contrasting of ideas by balancing words or phrases of opposite meanings 8 of 18 assonance repetition of vowel sounds in words in a close proximety 9 of 18 ballad narrative poem in short, rhymed verses, usually telling of love, the supernatural or travel 10 of 18 bathos sudden change of register from the sublime to the ridiculous 11 of 18 blank verse unrhymed iambic pentameter, the staple form of Shakespeare plays 12 of 18 conceit an extended similie 13 of 18 diction choice of words, vocabulary from a particular semantic field 14 of 18 epic long, narrative poem telling a tale of heroic achievements over a period of time 15 of 18 epistolary taking the form of letters or exchange of letters 16 of 18 free verse poetry without a regular metrical pattern or rhyme 17 of 18 heroic couplets iambic pentameter rhymed in pairs; used in epic and mock epic poetry 18 of 18
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