a word, character, object, image, or an idea that reoccurs in a literary work

a metaphorical or compound phrase

a reference to a statement, person, place, event or thing that is known from literature, history, Greek mythology, or the Bible.

the repetition of the consonant sound in words that are similar to one another

a break or pause within a line of poetry

the central figure in a long narrative that reflects the values and heroic ideals of a particular society

a pattern that appears in literature across cultures and is respected across the ages

an Anglo-Saxon custom of paying compensation to the relatives of the people they murdered

a cast system, a property system, and military system

a type of narrative poetry that is written in iambic pentameter

a song or song-like poem that tells a story in a regular pattern or rhythm, rhyme uses simple and direct language

a poem that mourns the death of a person or laments something lost; lyric poetry

a metrical foot or unit of measure consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

a device widely used in ballads where a line or lines are repeated with slight variation

repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines in poetry

a medieval verse narrative chronicling the adventures of a brave knight or other hero who must undertake a quest and overcome danger for love of a lady or a high ideal

a quest story on a grand scale

the humanists sought to harmonize these two great sources of wisdom: the _____ and the ________.

hyperbole

two consecutive lines of poetry that form a unit, often emphasized by rhythm or rhyme

type of writing that ridicules human weakness in order to reveal a weakness or bring about social reform

a type of irony that occurs when the audience knows something the characters do not, creating suspense and humor

type of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human

a statement or situation that seems to be a contradiction but that reveals the truth

a play on words