Literary Terms 1
A comparison between two things without using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
An indirect reference to something familiar outside the text
What is allusion?
Kincaid's first name
What is Jamaica?
The repetition of sounds at the beginning of closely connected words
What is alliteration?
An organized grouping of lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
Tommy's last name
What is Orange?
Type of line break in a poem that marks the completion of a thought
What is end-stopped?
Exaggerated claims or statements not meant to be taken literally
What is hyperbole?
Color of Jamaica's dress
What is yellow?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of multiple lines in a poem
What is anaphora?
A novel whose principal subject is the moral, psychological, and intellectual development of a usually youthful main character
What is bildungsroman?
"Your arrhythmic heart was not abnormal.
'Maybe he’s a _____,' your dad said."
What is a drummer?
A pause/ white space in the middle of a line of poetry
What is caesura?
A format of writing that addresses a specific recipient; the word means "letter"
What is an epistle?
What is imitation writing?