Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Verbs/Adjectives
Adjectives/Nouns
100
sonnet
What is 14-line poem with a strict rhyme poem?
100
analogy
What is a comparison of similar concepts? ex. foal is to mare as calf is to cow
100
paradox
What is a statement that seems either false or straightforward at first, but upon thought, does have meaning. Ex. Never say never.
100
assert
What is to declare as truth, assert, avow and defend?
100
indiscriminate
What is unselective, haphazard, or random?
200
limerick
What is a 5-line Irish poem?
200
cliche
What is an overused expression?
200
oxymoron
What is combining two opposite words that make up a single idea? Ex. Deafening silence
200
cower
What is cringe, flinch, and shrink away in fear?
200
inaudible
What is not able to be heard? faint, indistinct
300
cinquain
What is 5-line poem with limited number of words allowed?
300
connotation
What is the suggested meaning of a word, not the dictionary meaning?
300
euphemism
What is a polite word used to replace a harsher one? Ex. passed away instead of dead
300
pulverize
What is crush, demolish, to grind into powder?
300
intrigue
What is crafty dealings, a plot or a scheme?
400
haiku
What is 3-line Japanese poem?
400
parallelism
What is the sameness in structure in a list of words or paragraphs?
400
idiom
What is an expression that cannot be taken literally? Ex. Rub someone the wrong way.
400
ethical
What is having to do with morals, standards and principles? honorable, virtuous
400
proximity
What is nearness, closeness?
500
alliteration
What is the repetition of the beginning consonant sound within a phrase or sound?
500
theme
What is the moral or life observation in a story?
500
symbol
What is a thing, person or place which represents something bigger? Ex. cross represents Christian faith
500
intrigue
What is to form and carry out plots?
500
facetious
What is humorus, not mean seriously? comical
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