Literary Terms
A reference in literature to another work of literature, historic event, etc.
A poem of fourteen lines, written in iambic pentameter
A sonnet
Characters who contrast with one another; e.g., Sofia and Nettie
A word meant to replicate a sound
Onomatopoeia
Exaggeration
Hyperbole
A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Simile
The number of syllables in a line of iambic pentameter
10
The lead character of a narrative
Protagonist
A figure of speech in which an animal or object is given human characteristics
Personification
When the audience knows more information than the characters
Dramatic irony
An extended metaphor
Conceit
An iamb is a type of this
Foot
Nick Carraway is this type of narrator
First person; unreliable
The use of conjunctions without commas to separate the items in a series
Polysyndeton
The highest point in the action of a plot
Climax
Repetition of starting words
Anaphora
In a Shakespearean sonnet, the final two lines are one of these
Heroic couplet
A character who causes problems for the main character; e.g., Tom Buchanan
Antagonist
Addressing an imaginary, dead, or absent person
Apostrophe
An insight about life developed by a work of literature
Theme
Repetition of vowel sounds within words
Assonance
A poem of mourning
Elegy
A character with only one or two traits; e.g., Ackley
Flat character
A way of speaking that reflects the language of certain social group or region
Dialect
When unassociated ideas are placed next to each other for comparison
Juxtaposition