Other Literary Devices
an indirect comparison using like or as
What is simile?
grammatically equal in structure and creating balance in a sentence
What is parallelism?
To have the same vowel sounds
What is assonance?
14 line poem written in iambic pentameter
What is a sonnet?
The sentence that tells what the essay will cover
What is a claim/thesis?
a cultural expression that is not meant to be taken seriously
What is an idiom?
To put two things side by side for comparison
What is juxtaposition?
To have the same beginning consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
a funny, five line poem with the first, second, and fifth line rhyming
What is a limerick?
The opposite point of view from the writer
What is the counterclaim?
The feeling behind a word
What is connotation?
To have the same consonant sounds in the middle or end of the word
What is consonance?
A three line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable count
What is a haiku?
Information that tells where the quote came from
What is citing?
a reference to something else such as literature, history, or the Bible
What is an allusion?
A question that is not meant to be answered
What is a rhetorical question?
A word that sounds like the sound it makes
What is onomatopoeia?
A 19 line poem that has a repeating 1st and 3rd line over and over
What is a villanelle?
Evidence that proves the other side's claim wrong
What is the rebuttal?
Word choice
What is diction?
What is imagery?
The same line is repeated in a poem
What is a refrain?
A poem that is free of a rhyme scheme or a set meter
What is free verse?
The names of the first and last paragraph of an essay
What is an introduction and conclusion?