A type of literary art form where writers use figurative language and other poetic devices to get the point of their subject across
What is Poetry?
Is the person who tells the story and can be limited or omniscient
What is a narrator?
When an author intentionally makes a reference to another work, such as another piece of literature, a piece of artwork, or a time, place, or person
What is Allusion?
Repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning of words
What is Assonance?
Where animals or inanimate objects are given human qualities
A type of literature written about someone by another person
What is a biography?
Words used to express how the author feels about the text
What is Tone?
An exaggeration
What is Hyperbole?
When words that sound alike are paired together or near each other
What is Rhyme?
Compares two things where one is the other
What is Metaphor?
A type of narrative that often involves human suffering, including death, in the story.
What is a Tragedy?
This important part of a story often prevents the characters from achieving their goals but allows them to grow from the experiences and then continue onward in their journey
What is Conflict?
When the author alludes to upcoming events without directly stating that they will happen
What is Foreshadowing?
Words that represent sounds; usually looking how they sound
What is Onomatopoeia?
Compares two things using like or as
What is Simile?
A type of literature written by someone about his or her own life.
What is an Autobiography?
This is how the story is told by the narrator or author; either first, second, or third person
What is Point Of View?
A symbol physical object that represents an abstraction
What is Symbolism?
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
What is Alliteration?
Type of phrase where the meanings cannot be inferred by the literal meaning of the words
What is Idiom?
A type of story designed for humor or irony.
This is the central idea of the story, which is often abstract (greed, love, coming of age)
What is Theme?
Words used that often mean something different or the opposite of what they mean
What is Irony?
Pattern of words or phrases that repeats throughout a literary work
What is Refrain?