Literary Devices 1
Literary Devices 2
Poetic Terms 1
Poetic Terms 2
Elements of Fiction
100

a poem of serious relflection, traditionally a mournful lament

What is an elegy?

100

a difference between what is expected and what happens

What is situational irony?

100

similar sounds at the end of lines in a poem

What is rhyme?

100
a group of lines arranged together
What is a stanza?
100
sequence of events in a story
What is plot?
200

repeating words at the beggining of a successive clause, sentence or verses

What is repetition?

200
repetition of initial consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
200

repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words

What is assonance?

200
Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme
What is free verse?
200
introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation
What is exposition?
300

comparison using like or as

What is a simile?

300
words that sound like what they mean
What is onomatopoeia?
300
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
What is rhythm?
300

A 14 line poem in iambic pentameter, structured in 3 quatrants followed by a rhyminh couplet which often presents a final, powerful, lament. (abab,cdcd,efef,gg)

What is a Shakepearen Sonnet?

300
the narrator is not in the story but tells it from the perspective of one of the characters.
What is Third-person limited point of view?
400
comparison not using like or as
What is a metaphor?
400
A device in literature where an object represents an idea
What is symbolism?
400
language that appeals to the senses
What is imagery?
400

14 line poem with octee that presents a problem, and a sestet that offers a solution

What is a Petrachan Sonnet?

400
something that stands for something else
What is a symbol?
500

giving human qualities to animals or objects

What is personification?

500

Repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in a series of words.

What is consonance?

500
Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things, [examples are metaphor, simile, and personification.
What is figurative language?
500
the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a story
What is foreshadowing?
500
The main idea or meaning of a text. Often, this is an insight about human life revealed in a literary work
What is theme?
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