Lit Terms, Assemble!
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using like or as.
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in a series of words.
What is alliteration?
The emotional feeling a reader experiences while reading a text.
Mood
Writing that follows natural speech patterns and does not use line breaks.
What is prose?
A story told using “I” or “we,” allowing direct access to the narrator’s thoughts.
What is first-person POV?
The central idea or message an author explores throughout a text.
What is theme?
The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.
What is assonance?
The author’s attitude toward the subject or audience.
What is tone?
Poetry that does not follow a regular rhyme or meter.
What is free verse?
A narrator who knows everything about all characters and events.
What is omniscient POV?
The main character whose journey drives the plot forward.
What is protagonist?
An author’s deliberate choice of words to create meaning and effect.
Diction
The overall feeling or emotional environment created by a setting.
What is atmoshere?
A group of lines in a poem that form a unit, like a paragraph.
What is a stanza?
A narrator who follows one character’s thoughts but not others.
What is Limited Omniscient POV?
A figure in a story who creates conflict for the protagonist.
What is antagonist?
The repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words.
Language that appeals to the five senses.
What is imagery?
When a line of poetry continues without pause into the next line.
What is enjambment?
When the reader/audience knows something a character does not, creating suspense for the reader/audience.
What is dramatic irony?
A statement that seems self-contradictory but reveals a deeper truth.
What is paradox?
The arrangement and order of words and phrases in a sentence.
What is syntax?
The writer’s unique style or personality as revealed through the text.
What is voice?
A repeated line or phrase in a poem, often emphasizing an idea.
What is a refrain?
A narration style that presents characters’ thoughts as they occur, often without structure.
What is stream of consciousness?