Poetry which lacks rhyme but has a very specific meter or rhythm called iambic pentameter.
What is blank verse?
100
This character, often the protagonist, undergoes a significant, lasting change, usually in his or her outlook on life.
What is a dynamic character?
100
"The stag at eve had drunk his fill" is an example of this.
What is iambic pentameter?
100
the style of speaking and writing reflected in the choice and use of words
What is diction?
100
The use of one object to represent or suggest another object or an idea.
What is symbolism?
200
use of a closely related idea for the idea itself; a figure of speech in which an object is described by its function or by a word closely associated with it. For example, "the law is at the door" in which 'law' is substituted for policeman.
What is metonymy?
200
This is a character who does not change in the course of a story.
What is a static character?
200
The pen is mightier than the sword is an example of this.
What is metonymy?
200
The individual manner in which an author expresses his or her thoughts and feelings. In fiction, this is determined by such grammatical and sensory aspects as diction, syntax and images.
What is style?
200
a character whose behavior, attitudes, and opinions are in contrast to those of the protagonist. He/she helps the reader to understand better the character of the protagonist
What is a character foil?
300
An extended or elaborate metaphor which forms the framework of an entire poem with all comparisons being interrelated in some way
What is conceit?
300
This is character revelation through what the character says, does, thinks, and how he reacts. The reader is left ot infer from these details what the character is like.
What is indirect characterization?
300
"Jumbo shrimp" or "Pretty awful" are examples of ....?
What is oxymoron
300
this is an implied comparison between two things which are essentially not alike. These points of comparison are continued throughout the selection so that the comparison becomes an analogy.
What is an extended metaphor?
300
the ridicule of an idea, person, or type, sometimes in order to provoke change. It usually mocks human vices or foibles.
What is satire?
400
the repetition of the same consonant sound within words in close proximity. For example, "Such weight and think pink bulk ..." where the "k" sound is repeated.
What is consonance?
400
This narrator reveals the minds of several or all characters, knowing and telling all from an all-seeing, God-like perspective "outside" of the story.
What is third person omniscient point of view?
400
"O world! Tell me thy pain!" is an example of ....
What is apostrophe?
400
The author's attitude toward his/her subject or readers.
What is tone?
400
an inserted scene, incident or remark in a text to relieve the tension
What is comic relief?
500
the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within words in close proximity (example: Lake and fake)
What is assonance?
500
referring metaphorically to persons, places or things from history or previous literature, with which the reader is expected to have enough familiarity to make extended associations. It often reveals something about a character.
What is allusion?
500
"bad sound" in poetry would be an example of ..... (any kind of bad sound is your hint)
What is cacophony?
500
the name for a stanza containing eight lines in poetry
What is an octave?
500
the emotional suggestions attached to words beyond their strict definition