Dress-ups
An explicit comparison between 2 things, signified by words "like" or "as"
What is a similie?
A long, narrative poem that usually tells of heroic deeds in fancy language
What is epic poetry?
Central topic or idea explored in the text
What is a theme?
Brief work of fiction, usually written in prose
What is a short story?
Repetition of vowel sounds or patterns of vowel sounds in the final stressed syllable of a line. Not true rhyme because consonants differ.
What is alliteration?
A compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning
What is a kenning?
A way of criticizing an idea or person
What is satire?
The events or course of action that moves a story along
What is plot?
A genre consisting of stories that could have actually occurred to people or animals in a believable setting
What is realistic fiction?
use of vivid, specific, and descriptive language that evokes a strong image or appeals to the senses
What is imagery?
An arrangement in which 2 or more elements are arranged using similar phrasing or sentence structure
What is parallelism?
A story in which another story is enclosed or embedded as a ‘tale within the tale’
What is a frame narrative?
What is conflict?
In mythology and literature, a quest, a journey towards a goal (mainly in fantasy adventures)
What is an episodic quest?
The speech of the "common people"; day-to-day language
What is vernacular?
Words repeated in reverse order
What is Chiasmus?
Writing that employs dark and picturesque scenery, startling and melodramatic narrative devices, and an overall atmosphere of exoticism, mystery, and dread. Often, a Gothic novel or story will revolve around a large, ancient house that conceals a terrible secret
What is a Gothic novel?
A character who opposes the hero of the story
What is an antagonist?
A literary genre made up of fictional works of chivalry and adventure from the Middle Ages
What is medieval romance?
AKA “vowel rhyme,” is the repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry
What is assonance?
Indirect reference to another literary work
What is allusion?
A story with two levels of meaning
What is an allegory?
Main character of a book viewed in a positive light
What is a protagonist?
Work that re-creates a social world, conveying with fiction, a finely detailed observation the customs, values, and mores of a highly developed and complex society
What is a novel of manners?
Figure of speech in which the same consonant sound repeats within a group of words. TongueTwisters
What is consonance?