Literary Elements #1
A comparison between two UNLIKE things without using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
A change in tone, shift, or perspective
Shift
Contrast between expectation and reality is what type of irony?
Situational
A brief reference to a character or even that appears later
Foreshadowing
A poetic form with no regular rhyme or meter
Free Verse
Similie
The organization of a text, including how ideas are arranged
Structure
When the reader knows something a character does not is what type of irony
Dramatic
The pattern of end sounds in a poem
Rhyme Scheme
The choice and use of words in a text
Diction
Giving human qualities to non-human things
Personification
Language that appeals specifically to sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell
Imagery
A reference to a well-known person, place or thing
Allusion
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
Couplet
The use of contrasting ideas placed close together
Juxtaposition
When something represents a deeper meaning beyond its literal sense
Symbolism
Words with neutral, dictionary meaning
Denotation
Repetition of consonant sounds within words
Consonance
A 14 line poem
Sonnet
A repeated phrase or line throughout a poem
Refrain
A statement that seems contradictory but reveals a deeper truth
Paradox
Words with emotional or cultural meaning attached
Connotation
Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words
Assonance
The turning point or shift in a poem (often in a sonnet)
volta
stanza break