- alliteration: the repitition of sounds, most often consonat sounds, at the begining of words. Alliteration gives emphasis to words.
- allusion: a referance in a work of literatre to a character, place, or situation from history or from another work of literature, music, or art.
- assonance: the repitition of some or similar vowel sounds in stressed syables that end with different consonant sounds
- consonance: the repitition of consonant sounds before and after different vowels
- diction: the writer's choice of words; an important elemtnt in the writer's voice or style
- free verse: poetry that has no fixed pattern of meter or rhyme.
- hyperbole: a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor
- imagery: the "word pictures"
- irony: a contrast or discrepancy between appearance and reality
- metaphor: a comparision without using like or as
- monologue: a long speech or written expression of thoughts by one character in a literary work
- mood: the emotional or atmosphere of a story
- paradox: a situation or statement that seems to be impossible or contradicting, but is nevertheless true, either literally or figuratively
- pathos: a writer's attempt to inspire an emotional reaction in an audience
- personal essay: an informal essay that reflects upon an experience in the writers life
- repitition: sounds, words, phrases, lines or stanzaz are repeated for emphasis
- rhyme: repitition of the same stressed vowel sounds and any succed sounds in two or more words
- sensory detail: evocative words that convey sensory experiences-seeing, hearing, tasting, touching, and smelling
- simile: a comparision using like or as
- symbol: any object, person, place, or experience that means more than what it is.
- theme: the central message of story
- tone: reflection of a writer's or speakers attitude toward the subject
English - Black History Literature Terms