Poetry
Free Verse
poetry w/o regular meter or fixed rhyme
a literary device that can be defined as poetry that is free from limitations of regular meter or rhythm and does not rhyme with fixed forms
pentameter
line with five strong metrical feet
a literary device that can be defined as a line in verse or poetry that has five strong metrical feet or beats
imagery
figurative language appeals to senses
to use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses
anaphora
repetition of the first part of the sentence
The deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect
point of view
the angle of considering things
the angle of considering things, which shows us the opinion, or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation
hexameter
line with six feet
A metrical line of six feet, most often dactylic
prose
language w/ no formal metrical structure
a form of language that has no formal metrical structure
rhetorical question
asked for effect only
a question asked just for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no real answer is expected
aphorism
statement in concise and witty manner
a statement of truth or opinion expressed in a concise and witty manner
persona
the author's mouthpiece
1.a theatrical mask
2.a literary work as a voice or an assumed role of a character that represents the thoughts of a writer or a specific person the writer wants to present as his mouthpiece
trimeter
consists of three iambic feet
a poetic device that is defined as a meter or a line that consists of three iambic feet
blank verse
unrhymed iambic pentameter
a literary device defined as un-rhyming verse written in iambic pentameter
allegory
abstract ideas & principles are characters & events
a figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures and events
autobiography
a history self-told
a history of a person's life written or told by that person
tone
attitude of the writer
an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
pyrrhic
two unaccented, short syllables
A metrical unit consisting of two unstressed syllables, in accentual-syllabic verse, or two short syllables, in quantitative meter
genre
the type of art, literature or music characterized by a specific form, content and style
colloquialism
use of informal words or slang
voice
form a narrator tells story through
the form or a format through which narrators tell their stories
balanced sentence
two or more parallel clauses
a sentence consisting of two or more clauses that are parallel in structure.
tetrameter
a line of four metrical feet
character foils
a character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character with the objective to highlight the traits of the other character.
conceit
unlikely but imaginative comparison
a figure of speech in which two vastly different objects are likened together with the help of similes or metaphors
symbolism
the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense
style
the way a writer writes