German Literary Terms

For BYU's German 343 final exam. German names of literary terms.

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Oxymoron
A phrase with contradictory components, i.e. "dying is lively"
Onomatopöie
Language which represents sound, i.e. "crunch" or "swish"
Symbol
Any object or thing which represents something else, i.e. Wedding ring symbol of marriage
Metapher
Making two things grammatically equal, i.e. "der Tod ist ein Meister aus Deutschland"
Vergleich
Comparing two things through "wie" or "als"
Persona
The composite of one's opinions, history, characteristics
Blankvers
Non-rhyming iambic pentameter
Anapäst
Three-syllable metric foot, 2 unstressed and last stressed: - - '
Daktylus
Three-syllable metric foot, first stressed then two unstressed: ' - -
Trochäus
Two-syllable metric foot, stressed-unstressed: ' -
Jambus
Two-syllable metric foot, unstressed-stressed: - '
Novelle
1. Krisenhafter Vorfall2. Geflecht von Menschen und Schicksal3. Wendepunkt4. Konzentrierte Erzählung5. Szenische Ausschnitte6. Nicht entscheidende Länge
Weiblicher Reim
Rhyming lines ending with unstressed syllables
Männlicher Reim
Rhyming lines ending with stressed syllables
Alliteration (Stabreim)
Repetition of the same consonant sound