Level 1
A simple story that represents a larger point
Allegory
The repetition of vowel sounds
Assonance
To explain how two things differ
Contrast
A long poem narrating the adventures of a heroic figure
Epic
A huge exaggeration
Hyperbole
A reference to something else
Allusion
Unrhymed lines of poetry
usually in iambic pentameter
Blank verse
A pair of rhyming lines in a poem often set off from the rest of the poem
Couplets
The point of view of writing which the narrator refers to himself as “I"
First Person Point of View
Ten-syllable lines in which every other syllable is stressed
Iambic pentameter
A concise and brief story intended to provide a life lesson at the end.
Fable
The means by which an author establishes a character
Characterization
The resolution of the conflict in a plot after the climax
Denouement
A technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen next in the story
Foreshadowing
The use of description that helps the reader imagine how something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or taste
Imagery
A character who represents a certain type of person
Archetype
The point at which the action in a story or play reaches its emotional peak
Climax
A poem mourning the dead
Elegy
Poetry with no set meter (rhythm) or rhyme scheme
Free Verse
A rhyme that occurs within one line
Internal rhyme
The overall feeling of a work, which is related to tone and mood.
Atmosphere
The elements that create a plot
Conflict
Rhyming words that are at the ends of their respective lines—what we typically think of as normal rhyme
End Rhyme
A kind of style usually art or literature
Genre
A type of poetry that expresses the poet’s emotions
Lyric