the perspective from which the story is told (3 words)
point of view
the "voice" that "talks" to the reader in a poem
speaker
the strategies used to make an argument achieve its purpose
rhetoric
A description of how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, or sounds... may use literal or figurative language to appeal to the senses.
imagery
A figure of speech explaining or clarifying an idea by comparing it to something else, using the words like, as, or as though
simile
character who opposes the main character
antagonist
A group of lines in a poem
stanza
Words, sounds, and ideas are used more than once to create emphasis
Repetition
A speaker's attitude toward the subject, conveyed by the speaker's stylistic and/or rhetorical choices.
tone
Figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as.
metaphor
when the author explicitly comments on or describes a character (2 words)
'direct' characterization
A rhyme that pairs sounds that are similar but not exactly the same (2 words)
slant rhyme
Something asked with an obvious answer, or without expecting an answer (2 words)
Rhetorical Question
A speaker's choice of words
diction
Giving a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea
personification
narrator that knows what every character is thinking and can move easily through time
omniscient
The formal organization of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem
meter
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of which Rhetorical Device?
Alliteration
The arrangement of words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. Includes word order and sentence length and structure
syntax
Considered exaggeration used for emphasis or to produce a comic or an ironic effect; an overstatement to make a point.
hyperbole
using an object, a person, a situation, or events or actions that have both literal and metaphorical meaning in a work of literature.
symbolism
A poetic technique in which one line ends without a pause and continues to the next line to complete its meaning
enjambment
the 3 rhetorical appeals a speaker can make to persuade their audience (3 words)
ethos, logos, pathos
The dictionary definition of a word.
denotation
Brief reference to a person, an event, or a place (real or fictional) or to a work of art.
allusion