| Term | Definition |
|---|
| alliteration | use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse |
| couplet | 2 lines that rhyme |
| extended metaphor | Is a metaphor that is extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it. |
| foreshadowing | warning or indication of a future event |
| hyperbole | exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally |
| imagery | visually descriptive language in literary work |
| metaphor | a comparision without using like or as |
| meter | the rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the structure of that poem |
| mood | atmosphere created by the writer |
| narrative pace | the slowing or speeding up of a nonfiction piece using more or less detail respectively |
| reliable narrator | A narrator that appears to be trustworthy and would have no outside interests to protect. Usually a 3rd person narrator, but not always. |
| unreliable narrator | Their interpretataion of events is different from the authors. |
| personification | nature or human with human/nonhuman qualities |
| plot | The sequence of events in a literary work. The four parts are exposition, complication, climax, and resolution. |
| pun | a "play on words" based on the multiple meanings of a single word or on words that sound alike but mean different things |
| quatrain | a stanza or poem of four lines, usually with alternate rhymes. |
| rhythm | the beat of a poem determined by a patterned number of syllables in each line or stanza |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhymes in a poem |
| simile | a comparision using like or as |
| soliloquy | talking to oneself (esp. in a play);monologue |
| sonnet | a 14 line poem made up of 3 quarains and 1 couplet ex: Shakespeare's 154 sonnets |
| persona/ speaker | narrator of story |
| stanza | "paragraph of the poetry" |
| symbol | using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning, usually part of theme in story |
| theme | main idea, meaning or purpose of the novel |
| tone | feeling or effect the writer creates toward his character or his subject |
| 1st person | the narrator is part of the story and tells it by using "I" |
| 3rd person | the narrator is not part of the story and tells it using "he" or "she" |
| indirect character | reader draws conclusions based on what they know about the character |
| direct character | what the character says/does/thinks |
| Denotation | literal meaning or understanding of something |
| Connotation | what is implied;suggested |
Combine with other sets
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