Commonly Mentioned Lit Stuff

collected animal fables by Phrygian slave

French and English literary movement based on the theory "art for art's sake"

poetic line with 6 iambic feet

metrical foot consisting of two unaccented syllables followed by one accented syllable

greatest age of Roman literature, during the reign of Augustus from 27 BCE to 14 CE, the time of Vergil, Ovid, and Horace

narrative poem with 2 to 4 line stanzas suitable for singing

as defined by Alexander Pope, the change from the lofty to the ridiculous or commonplace in writing or speech

18th century English poet known for satirical verses, use of the heroic couplet, and his translation of Homer

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1950s and '60s anti-establishment authors centered in California and New York such as Burroughs, Ginsberg, and Kerouac

group of writers in the early 20th century in the university part of London, unofficially led by Virginia Woolf

to remove passages from a book considered to be offensive; from an English physician who did this with a copy of Shakespeare's works

pause in a line of poetry, often corresponding with a break between clauses or sentences

those hired by a theater to clap

Italian comedy from the 16th century that used characters like Pierrot, Columbine, and Harlequin and a stereotyped plot