Language
Similie
What is a comparison using "like" or "as"
Ode
What is a type of poem that glorifies or praises a person, place, or thing.
Diction
What is an author's choice of words and style of expression
Line
What is a single row of words in a poem
Dialouge
What is a conversation between two or more people
Metaphor
What is a direct comparison between two unrelated things
Stanza
Haiku
What is a three line Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern
Personification
What is giving human qualities to non-human things
Hyperbole
What is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
Pun
What is a humourous play on words with double meanings
Tone
What is the author's attitude toward the subject or audience
Motif
What is a recurring element or idea in literary work
Alliteration
What is the repetition of the same starting consonant sound in nearby words
Cinquian
What is a five-line poem with a specific syllable or word pattern
Onomatopoeia
What is a word the imitates the sound it makes
Characterization
What is the method a author uses to develop a character's personality.
Plot
What is the sequence of events in a story
Figurative Language
What is a language that uses figures of speech to be more effective or persuasive
Implied Metaphor
What is a metaphor that suggests the comparison without stating it directly
Satire
A literary work that uses humor or ridicule to criticize or expose flaws
Enjabment
What is the continuation of a sentence or phrase beyond the end of a line of poetry
Parallelism
What is the repetition of grammatical structure in a sentence or series of sentences
Apostrophe
What is speaking directly to someone absent, dead, or an inanimate object
Archetype
What is a typical example of a character, setting, or situation that recurrs across literature