AML 2010 Study Guide - Final Guide: Dramatic Monologue, The Mighty Heroes, Denotation
11 May 2019
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Denotation a direct and specific meaning often referred to as the dictionary meaning of a word. The language and speech idiosyncrasies of a specific area, region, or group of people. Diction the specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convey tone, purpose, or effect. Dramatic monologue a monologue set in a specific situation and spoken to an imaginary audience. Elegy a poetic lament upon the death of a particular person, usually ending in consolation. Enjambment the continuation of a sentence from one line or couplet of a poem to the next. Epic a poem that celebrates, in a continuous narrative, the achievements of mighty heroes and heroines, often concerned with the founding of a nation or developing of a culture. Exposition that part of the structure that sets the scene, introduces and identifies characters, and establishes the situation at the beginning of a story or play.
