Vocabulary
Devices
VOCAB
Examples
POETRY
100
repetition of initial consonant sounds
what is ALLITERATION?
100
A method of narration where action is temporarily paused so the reader can witness past events
What is FLASHBACK?
100
a complete loss of courage
What is a CHAGRIN?
100
He worked like a dog to get his project done
What is a SIMILE?
100
A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem AABBA
What is a RHYME SCHEME?
200
The central idea of a work of literature; the message
What is THEME?
200
When a writer uses visible objects or action to suggest some further meaning
What is SYMBOLISM?
200
lightweight or transparent
What is a DIAPHANOUS?
200
What is IRONY?
200
A line or set of lines repeated several times over the course of a poem
What is a REFRAIN?
300
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence or reasoning
What is INFERENCE?
300
All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word represents
What is CONNOTATION?
300
shapeless, formless, vague
what is AMORPHOUS?
300
What did the house wear to prom? Adress.
What is a PUN?
300
Same sound found in different words in a poem
What is RHYME?
400
Word choice and us of words and phrases in speech or writing.
What is DICTION?
400
Two things being placed close together with a contrasting effect
juxtaposition
400
A shield; protection
What is AEGIS?
400
North- Cah=Car
Midwest-pop=soda
South- y'all= you guys
What is DIALECT?
400
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
couplet
500
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive (in order) clauses
What is ANAPHORA?
500
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event.
What is ALLUSION?
500
A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
What is DIALECT?
500
There was a deafening silence in the room.
The food was awfully good.
What is an OXYMORON?
500
A group of lines in a poem
stanza