A-Terms
C-D Terms
F & L Terms
M-P Terms
Q-U Terms
100
Repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.
What is Alliteration? "She sells sea-shells down by the sea-shore"
100
The process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character.
What is Characterization? (Know the difference between Indirect, Direct and Static Characterization?)
100
Words which are inaccurate if interpreted literally, but are used to describe. Similes and metaphors are common forms.
What is Figurative Language?
100
An atmosphere created by a writer's diction and details selected.
What is Mood?
100
A poem consisting of four lines, or four lines of a poem that can be considered a unit
What is Quatrain?
200
Reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, politics, sports, science, or another branch of culture.
What is Allusion? "This place is like a Garden of Eden."
200
An elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different. Often an extended metaphor.
What is Conceit?
200
A character who acts as contrast to another character. Often a funny side kick to a dashing hero, or a villain contrasting the hero.
What is Foil?
200
A recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, object, or situation used throughout a work, unifying the work by tying the current situation to previous ones, or new ideas to the theme. Example: The idea of counterfeiting, in the sense of presenting a false face to the world, appears frequently throughout the play, Much Ado About Nothing.
What is Motif?
200
A word, phrase, line or group of lines that is repeated, for effect, several times in a poem.
What is Refrain?
300
Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike
What is Analogy? "I am going to be toast when I get home."
300
The associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase, in addition to its strict dictionary definition.
What is Connotation?
300
The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot.
What is Foreshadowing?
300
The repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures.
What is Parallel Structure?
300
The distinctive way in which a writer uses language: a writer's distinctive use of diction, tone and syntax.
What is Style?
400
Central character who lacks all the qualities traditionally associated with heroes. May lack courage, grace, intelligence, or moral scruples.
What is Antihero? (Bigger)
400
Two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry.
What is Couplet?
400
Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme.
What is Free Verse?
400
The vantage point from which the writer tells the story.
What is Point of View? (Can you name the different points of view?)
400
A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself.
What is Symbol?
500
The repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds especially in words that are together
What is Assonance? "The light of the fire is a sight."(repetition of the long i sound)
500
A way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain social group or of the inhabitants of a certain geographical area.
What is Dialect?
500
A term applied to fiction or poetry which tends to place special emphasis on a particular setting, including its customs, clothing, dialect and landscape.
What is Local Color?
500
A "play on words" based on the multiple meanings of a single word or words that sound alike but mean different things.
What is Pun?
500
A statement that says less than what is meant. Example: During the second war with Iraq, American troops complained of a fierce sand storm that made even the night-version equipment useless. A British commando commented about the storm: "It's a bit breezy."
What is Understatement?
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