A literary device that uses contradictory statements or situations to reveal a reality different from what appears to be true.
What is irony?
100
The repetition of internal vowel sounds in nearby words that do not end the same.
What is assonance?
100
A common figure of speech that makes an explicit comparison between two things by using words such as like, as, than, appears, and seems.
What is simile?
100
The central meaning or dominant idea in a literary work.
What is theme?
100
A word, phrase, or figure of speech that addresses the senses, suggesting mental pictures of sights, sounds, smells, tastes, feelings, or actions.
What is imagery?
200
Exists when there is an incongruity between what is expected to happen and what actually happens due to forces beyond human comprehension and control.
What is situational irony?
200
Language that is discordant and difficult to pronounce.
What is cacophony?
200
A fixed form of lyric poetry that consists of fourteen lines, usually written in iambic pentameter.
What is sonnet?
200
The central idea of an essay. A complete sentence that establishes the topic of the essay in clear, unambiguous language.
What is thesis?
200
An error or defect in the tragic hero that leads to his downfall, such as greed, pride, or ambition.
What is tragic flaw?
300
A figure of speech that occurs when a person says one thing but means the opposite.
What is verbal irony?
300
Refers to language that is smooth and musically pleasant to the ear.
What is euphony?
300
The process by which a writer makes a character seem real to the reader.
What is characterization?
300
A recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work.
What is motif?
300
The literary art of ridiculing a folly or vice in order to expose or correct it.
What is satire?
400
Creates a discrepancy between what a character believes or says ans what the reader or audience member knows to be true.
What is dramatic irony?
400
A common type of near rhyme that consists of identical consonant sounds preceded by different vowel sounds.
What is consonance?
400
The author's implicit attitude toward the reader or the people, places, and events in a work as revealed by the elements of the author's style.
What is tone?
400
The distinctive and unique manner in which a writer arranges words to achieve particular effects.
What is style?
400
Literally, a mask. In literature, it's a speaker created by a writer to tell a story or to speak in a poem.
What is persona?
500
Occurs when a writer uses God, destiny, or fate to dash the hopes and expectations of a character or of humankind in general.
What is cosmic irony?
500
A term referring to the use of a word that resembles the sound it denotes.
What is onomatopoeia?
500
The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a sequence of words, usually at the beginning of a word or stressed syllable.
What is alliteration?
500
A statement that initially appears to be contradictory but then, on closer inspection, turns out to make sense.
What is paradox?
500
Associations and implications that go beyond the literal meaning of a word, which derive from how the word has been commonly used and the associations people make with it.