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Literary Elements
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Poetry Terms
English Potpourri
100

Large amount; extending over a great area

Extensive

100

List types of conflict

Man vs. man

Man vs. nature

Man vs. society

Self

100

Jargon

A special set of terms or language used by a certain group of people, typically professionals

100
Alliteration

Same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected works (Mom makes meatballs mad messy)

100

Use an apostrophe for "it is"

It's

200
Body parts (e.g. hands, feet)

Extremities

200

The way the author develops personalities

Characterization

200

Boast

To brag about something

200

Stanza

A section of a poem

200

False clues planted by the writer to throw the reader off track (often used in mysteries)

Red herring

300

To eat fast

Devour

300

The perspective of a story

Point of view

300

Glutton

A person who eats too much

300

Tone

The attitude of the poet, speaker, or either of you teenagers when you give us attitude

300

A genre of literature usually set in the future and involving futuristic technology

Science fiction

400
A pre-planned meeting

Rendezvous

400

Name two plot structures

Exposition

Rising action

Climax

Falling action

Resolution

400

Altruism

The practice of caring about someone's desires above your own

400

Slant rhyme

Half rhyme or imperfect rhyme; formed by words with similar but not identical sounds

400

Use an apostrophe for "you are"

You're

500

The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.


Context

500

Name two types of characters and define them

1. Dynamic (undergoes significant growth)

2. Flat (not well-developed)

3. Round (well-developed)

4. Static (doesn't change in the story)

5. Protagonist (the main character)

6. Antagonist (works against the main character)

500

Murky

Very dark, gloomy; not clear

500

Anaphora

When two or more lines start with the same word

500

A hint about what will happen in the future

Foreshadowing

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