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　　61.Kenning (隐喻语)

　　A figurative, usually compound expression used in place of a name or noun, especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry. for example, storm of swords is a kenning for battle.

　　隐喻语：尤指古英语和古斯堪的纳维亚语诗中，一种比喻性的，在表名字或名词时常用的复合表达方式，如“剑的风暴” 是 “战争” 的隐喻语

　　62. Lyric (抒情诗)

　　A poem, usually a short one, that expresses a speaker's personal thoughts or feelings.

　　抒情诗：一种用来抒发作者感情或思想的短诗。

　　63. Masque (假面剧)

　　A dramatic entertainment, usually performed by masked players representing mythological or allegorical figures, that was popular in England in the 16th and early 17th centuries.

　　假面剧：一种戏剧性娱乐，由代表神话或寓言中人物的佩戴面具者表演，该娱乐形式在16世纪和17世纪早期的英国很流行.

　　64. Melodrama (情节剧)

　　A drama that has stereotyped characters, exaggerated emotions, and a conflict that pits an all-good hero or heroine against an all-evil villain.

　　65. Metaphor (隐喻)

　　A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison.

　　隐喻：一种语言表达手法，通常用指某物的词或词组来指代他物，从而暗示它们之间的相似之处.

　　66.Metaphysical Poetry (玄学派诗歌)

　　The poems of 17th-century English poets, whose verse is characterized by an intellectually challenging style and extended metaphors comparing very dissimilar things.

　　玄学派诗歌：17世纪英国诗人的诗歌，这种诗歌的特点是风格极具智慧，引人深思，善用引申的暗喻来对比极其不同的事物.

　　67. Meter (格律)

　　A generally regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.

　　格律：诗歌中通常的重读音节和非重读音节的排列模式。

　　68. Metonymy (转喻)

　　A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated.

　　转喻：一种一个词或词组被另一个与之有紧密联系的词或词组替换的修辞方法.

　　69. Mock epic (讽刺史诗)

　　A comic literary from that treats a trivial subject in the grand, heroic style of the epic.

　　讽刺史诗：一种用史诗的宏大风格来描写微不足道的事情的喜剧形式。

　　70. Motif (主旨)

　　A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work.

　　主题：艺术品或文学作品中反复体现的、揭示主题的部分。

　　71. Motivation (动机)

　　The reasons, either stated or implied, for a character‘s behavior.

　　动机: 引发作品中人物行为的理由。

　　72. Myth (神话)

　　A story, often about immortals and sometimes connected with religious rituals, that is intended to give meaning to the mysteries of the world.

　　神话：一种解释世界上的神秘现象的关于神灵或同宗教仪式有联系的故事。

　　73. Narrative Poem (叙事诗)

　　Narrative poetry is a form of poetry that tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters as well; the entire story is usually written in metered verse. Narrative poems do not have to follow rhythmic patterns.

　　74. Narrator (叙述者)

　　One who narrates or tells a story.

　　叙述者：讲述或叙述一个故事的人。

　　75. Naturalism (自然主义)

　　The practice of describing precisely the actual circumstances of human life in literature, it is the extreme form of realism.

　　自然主义：在文学中精确地描述人类现实环境的实践,现实主义的最高表现形式。

　　76. Neoclassicism (新古典主义)

　　A revival in literature in the late 17th and 18th centuries, characterized by a regard for the classical ideals of reason, form, and restraint styles.

　　新古典主义：17、18世纪晚期的文学复兴，以尊重古代典型的推理形式和严谨文体为特征

　　77. Novel (小说)

　　A book length fictional prose narrative, having many characters and often a complex plot.

　　小说：虚构的叙述性文章，有一定长度，较多的人物，和思想复杂的情节。

　　78. Octave (八行诗)

　　An eight-line poem or stanza.

　　79. Ode (颂)

　　A complex and often lengthy lyric poem, written in a dignified formal style on some lofty or serious subject.

　　颂：一种复杂的，具有一定长度的诗歌，通常以高贵的风格写成，用来表述一些高尚或严肃的主题。

　　80. Onomatopoeia (拟声)

　　The formation or use of words by imitating the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

　　拟声：通过模仿事物或行动的声音构词的方法。