Poetry
a division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter, or rhyming scheme.
What is a stanza?
this includes any case of two or more characters speaking to each other directly.
What is dialogue?
common figure of speech that makes a comparison by directly relating one thing to another unrelated thing.
What is metaphor?
the use of a word to suggest a different association than its literal meaning
What is Connotation?
refers to facts and statistics to make an argument more persuasive
What is Logos?
the pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line in poetry.
What is Rhyme Scheme?
a struggle between two opposing forces in a work of literature.
What is conflict?
A figure of speech that involves the comparison of two seemingly different things using as or like.
What is a simile?
Acronym used to answer constructed response questions
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Appeals to the emotions of a listener or reader
What is pathos?
a literary device that works as a structural element in poetry. Essentially, the basic rhythmic structure of a line within a poem or poetic work
What is meter?
The ways individual characters are represented by the narrator or author of a text. This includes descriptions of the characters’ physical appearances, personalities, actions, interactions, and dialogue.
What is characterization?
refers to words, phrases, and sentences that go beyond their literal meaning to add layers of interpretation to the audience’s understanding.
What is Figurative language?
the process of drawing a conclusion from supporting evidence. It’s when you go beyond the evidence and reach some further conclusion
What is Inference?
Rhetorical device that focuses on building credibility
What is ethos?
a literary device featuring two consecutive lines of poetry that typically rhyme and have the same meter.
What is a couplet?
The time and place that a story takes place.
What is Setting?
a figure of speech that puts together opposite elements. The combination of these contradicting elements serves to reveal a paradox, confuse, or give the reader a laugh.
deliberately deceptive or unintentionally misguided, forcing the reader to question their credibility as a storyteller.
What is an unreliable narrator?
the repetition of grammatical elements in writing and speaking
What is Parallelism?
a rhythmic pattern comprising five iambs in each line, like five heartbeats.
What is iambic pentameter?
the central idea or deeper meaning of a written work, usually implied as opposed to openly stated
What is Theme?
characters, settings, or images that stand in for bigger ideas.
What is a symbol?
The 3 types of irony
What is verbal, situational, and dramatic?
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
What is Anaphora?