You should already know...
What is a similie?
a way of expressing oneself that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning.
What is figurative language?
a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character.
What is a tragedy?
a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter
What is hyperbole?
What is blank verse?
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase compared to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is a metaphor?
poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
What is free verse?
a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
What is suspense?
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
What is an allusion?
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
What is an allegory?
the giving of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What is personification?
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
What is imagery?
an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play.
What is a soliloquy?
a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter
What is ode?
a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
What is elegy?
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
What is flashback?
a unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the beats. It is also called a foot.
What is meter?
a character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another to highlight the traits of the other.
What is a foil?
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
What is irony?
is a type of short form poetry originally from Japan.
What is a haiku?
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. “sweet singers sang”
What is allieration?
be a warning or indication of (a future event).
What is foreshadowing?
a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.
What is point of view?
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant,
What is metonymy?
a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.
What is a ballad?