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Abeka Lit final: terms
terms (ONLY), for literature final
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Literature
11th Grade
05/24/2016

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comedy
Definition
play that ends happily
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conceit
Definition
compares 2 uncommon things
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couplet
Definition
2 rhyming lines

expresses complete thought
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dialogue
Definition
speech between 2 or more characters
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kenning
Definition
words/phrases referring to people, places, or things
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madrigal
Definition
love song with no accompaniment
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pantheism
Definition
false idea that God dwells in nature
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pastoral
Definition
love song of shepherds + rustic life
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plot
Definition
arrangement of events in story
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protagonist
Definition
"hero" in conflict with antagonist

Main character of story
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satire
Definition
ridicule of human folly with purpose of correcting it
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setting
Definition
physical background of story
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soliloquy
Definition
speech by 1 character ("not" a monologue)
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sonnet
Definition
14-line poem, in iambic pentameter
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theme
Definition
central idea, gives story its meaning







HINT: not "scheme" :)
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tragedy
Definition
play that ends unhappily
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