skibidi toilet terms

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sonnet

14 line poem

simile

A comparison using "like" or "as"

metaphor

A comparison without using like or as

verbal irony

A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

quatrain

A four line stanza

monologue

A long speech made by one performer in group

motif

A recurring theme, subject or idea

rhyme scheme

A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

homeric simile

A simile developed over several lines of verse

conflicts

A struggle between opposing forces

tragic flaw

A weakness or limitation of character

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates the sound it represents "BOOM"

situational irony

An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected

setting

The time and place of a story

couplet

Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

epic hero

a brave and noble character in an epic poem

the journey

a long trip

aside

a remark made towards crown

the turn

a rhetorical shift that marks the change of a thought or argument in a poem.

downfall

a sudden fall from power or position

the other

a term used to capture the ways other people are different from us.

skibidi toilet

a toilet that is fighting to take over the world

iambic pentameter

a type of metric line used in traditional English poetry and verse drama.

supernatural

beyond the laws of nature

tragic hero

brings a tragedy to mc

call to adventure

disrupts heroes normal world, makes him want to adventure

cameraman

fights to protect the world

threshold

heroes leave from normal world

epic

long story involving hero

hero

main character

helpers and guides

people that help the hero along the way

homeric epithet

repeated adjectives or phrases linked to a god, king, hero

Soliloquy

speech to oneself

in medias res

starts in the middle, then goes to beginning

narrative poem

tells a story

personification

the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

the treasure

the hero gets what he was looking for

triumphant return

the heroes return home

transformation

the way the hero changes

influence

to affect

vivid imagery

using descriptive words to create an image for reader

blank verse

verse without rhyme

dramatic irony

when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't

invocation of the muse

when mc calls upon muse to help tell story

tone

writers attitude towards a structure

prose

written or spoken language in its ordinary form


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