Dress-Ups
An explicit comparison between 2 things, signified by the words "like" or "as"
Simile
Long, narrative poem that usually tells of heroic deeds in fancy language
Epic Poetry
Central topic or idea explored in the text
Theme
Brief work of fiction, usually written in prose
Short story
Repetition of vowel sounds or patterns of vowel sounds in the final stressed syllable of a line. Not a true rhyme because the consonants differ.
Alliteration
A compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning
Kenning
A way of criticizing an idea or person
Satire
The events or course of action that move a story along
Plot
A genre consisting of stories that could have actually occurred to people or animals in a believable setting.
Realistic Fiction
Use of vivid, specific, and descriptive language that evokes a strong image or appeals to the senses
Imagery
An arrangement in which 2 or more elements are arranged using similar phrasing or sentence structure
Parallelism
A story in which another story is enclosed or embedded as a ‘tale within the tale’
Frame Narrative
Tensions or difficulties faced by the characters in a story
Conflict
In mythology and literature, a quest, a journey towards a goal (mainly in fantasy adventures).
Episodic Quest
The speech of the "common people"; day-to-day language.
Vernacular
Words repeated in a reverse order
Chiasmus
A novel written as a series of documents usually takes the form of letters, although diary entries, newspaper clippings, and other documents
Epistolary novel
A character who opposes the hero of the story
Antagonist
Literary genre made up of fictional works of chivalry and adventure from the Middle Ages
Medieval Romance
"Vowel rhyme,” is the repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry
Assonance
Indirect reference to another literary work
Allusion
A story with 2 levels of meaning
Allegory
Main character of a book viewed in a positive light
Protagonist
Work that re-creates a social world, conveying, with fiction, a finely detailed observation of the customs, values, and mores of a highly developed and complex society
Novel of Manners
Figure of speech in which the same consonant sound repeats within a group of words. Tongue Twisters
Consonance