dithyramb
a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing; can also be a choral song in devotion of Dionysus
Tragic Hero
A literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy
Pedantic
An adjective that describes words, phrases, or general tone that is overly scholarly, academic, or bookish.
Enjambment
the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause
Chivalry
a code that knights adopted in the late Middle Ages; requiring them to be brave, loyal and true to their word; they had to fight fairly in battle
Satire
form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly
Soliloquy
in drama, a character speaks alone on stage to allow his/her thoughts and ideas to be conveyed to the audience
Dramatic Irony
(theater) irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
Tribulations
distress or suffering resulting from a cruel or unjust threatment or misfortune, a trying experience.
Chaste
morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere
Metonymy
substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in 'they counted heads')