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英国文学第一学期名词解释 Allegory:?a story or description in which the characters and events symbolize some deeper underlying meaning, and serve to spread moral teaching.????? Alliteration:?A poetic device where the first consonant sounds or any vowel sounds in words or syllables are repeated. Allusion:?A reference to a familiar literary or historical person or event, used to make an idea more easily understood. Ballad:?A short?poem?that tells a simple story and has a repeated refrain. Ballads were originally intended to be sung. Early ballads, known as folk ballads, were passed down through generations, so their authors are often unknown. Later ballads composed by known authors are called literary ballads. Blank Verse:?unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter. Carpe Diem:?A Latin term meaning seize the day. This is a traditional?themeof?Poetry, especially lyrics. A?carpe diem?poem?advises the reader or the person it addresses to live for today and enjoy the pleasures of the moment.?Two celebrated?carpe diem?poems are Andrew Marvells To His Coy Mistress and Robert Herricks poem beginning Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.... Conceit:?an unusually far-fetched or elaborate metaphor or simile presenting a surprisingly apt parallel between two apparently dissimilar things or feelings. Connotation:?The impression that a word gives beyond its defined meaning. Couplet:?Two lines of?Poetry?with the same?rhyme?and?Meter, often expressing a complete and self-contained thought. Denotation:?The definition of a word, apart from the impressions or feelings it creates in the reader. Dramatic Monologue Epic:?A long?narrative?poem?about the adventures of a?hero?of great historic or legendary importance. The setting is vast and the action is often given cosmic significance through the intervention of supernatural forces such as gods, angels, or demons. Epics are typically written in a?classical?style?of grand simplicity with elaborate?Metaphors and allusions that enhance the symbolic importance of a h