| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Lyric | song-like |
| Masculine Rhyme | either a one syllable word or when 2nd syllable of 2 syllable word rhymes |
| Metaphor | comparison where one thing is said to be another thing it isn't |
| Meter | rhythm at regular intervals |
| Metonymy | 1 term is used to represent something that is closely related to it |
| Mood | how the reader is feeling as the piece is read |
| Monologue | one person is speaking |
| Myth | subgenre of fiction-has to with gods/goddesses |
| Narrative | story |
| Narrator | one who tells the story |
| Nonfiction | writing that is true |
| Objective Point of View | author uses faacts not feelings to allow the reader to make judgement/1st or 3rd |
| Ode | a long lyrical poem that is serious in subj. and treatment of the subj. |
| Omniscient Point of View | written by an all-knowing author/3rd person/reader gets thoughts and feelings of more characters |
| Onomatopoeia | the word sounds like its meaning |
| Oxymoron | two words that are opposite are used together-a form of figurative language |
| Overstatement | over exaggeration(like a hyperbole) |
| Paradox | a truth expressed in an apparent contradiction |
| Parody | imitates a serious topic in a comical or inappropriate way |
| Parallelism | a construction of 2 or more thoughts in the same pattern |
| Paraphrase | a restatement-a summary |
| Personification | giving human characteristics to something that isn't human |
| Plot | consists of exposition,rising action,climax,falling action,& resolution |
| Poetry | one of the four major genres of literature in which figurative language is used-usually written in stanza |
| Point of View | the angle from which the story is told |
| Propaganda | uses various methods to persuade/often strectches truth or lies |
| Quatrain | four lines to poetry-uses rhyme |
| Protagonist | main character |
| Refrain | repetition of a word or phrase is a poem(lyrical) |
| Realistic Fiction | a fiction story that is written in a way it seems it could be true |
| Rising Action | point of plot after exposition and before climax-find the problem |
| Rhyme | repetition of like sound |
| Rhythm | repetition of sound at regular intervals |
| Round Character | character that is developed |
| Satire | (literary art) makes a subject ridiculous in order to evoke (-1) feelings about it |
Combine with other sets
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