Poetry
the repetition of consonant sounds in two or more syllables
alliteration
an obvious exaggeration that is used for effect and not meant to be taken literally
hyperbole
a reference in a literary work to a person, place, event, piece of literature, or to other information the reader is expected to know.
allusion
the general term for the discrepancy between expectation and reality.
irony
I can smell pizza from a mile away.
Hyperbole
two consecutive lines that end in a rhyme to form a complete unit
couplet
the use of words that imitate sounds
onomatopoeia
The author shows the reader the characters traits through speech, thoughts, effects on others, actions and looks.
indirect characterization
the type of irony that shows the contrast between what is said and what is actually meant
verbal irony
"A joke is an extremely serious issue" Winston Churchill
oxymoron
the authors use of words or expressions that have a meaning different from the literal interpretation
figurative language
giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
personification
a conflict that occurs between a character and an outside force; man vs. man, man vs. nature
external conflict
the feeling of a literary work
mood
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak of December.
internal rhyme
a direct comparison between two dissimilar things that uses like or as
simile
the use of combined contradictory terms
oxymoron
The methods used to present the personality of a character in a work of literature.
characterization
irony where the audience is aware of something about which the character knows nothing.
dramatic irony
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
alliteration
an indirect comparison between two dissimilar things; the comparison does NOT use "like" or "as"
Metaphor
a metrical foot consisting of one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
iamb
the general struggle between two opposing forces in a piece of literature.
conflict
using one thing to represent something else on a deeper level or scale
symbolism
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
couplet