Words and language that is regarded as informal; specific to a particular context or group of people.
What is slang?
100
Language that employs figures of speech to compare qualities of one thing to another, that appeal to the senses, and often uses words or expressions that differ from their literal meanings.
What is figurative language?
100
Inherent differences between aspects of a text or between texts such as character, tone, setting, mood, etc.
What is contrast?
100
"All the world's a stage."
What is metaphor?
200
A form of poetry with no defined meter or rhyme.
What is free verse?
200
Language used in ordinary or familiar conversation.
What is colloquial language?
200
Language that is used to appeal to the reader's physical senses.
What is imagery?
200
The reverse of what is stated or expected.
What is irony?
200
Saying “Oh, fantastic!” when the situation is actually very poor.
What is verbal irony?
300
Poetry that is written in in regular metrical but unrhymed lines, almost always in iambic pentameter.
What is blank verse?
300
The literal meaning of a word.
What is denotation?
300
A pairing of two words whose denotations, when juxtaposed, contradict one another.
What is oxymoron?
300
The dominant mood of a work as created by diction, dialogue, setting and description.
What is atmosphere?
300
In response to winning a lottery jackpot, you say: "I'm delighted."
What is understatement?
400
A form of narrative poetry characterized by a repeated refrain.
What is a ballad?
400
Emotions or ideas that one associates with a word.
What is connatation?
400
A statement that seems at once contradictory, yet may contain an element of truth.
What is paradox?
400
The pattern of sounds made by varying the stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.
What is rhythm?
400
"Every cloud has a silver lining."
What is cliche?
500
A form of poetry which expresses personal feelings and emotions, usually from a first person perspective.
What is lyric poetry?
500
The technique(s) an author uses in that define his/her writing. This might relate to such features as syntax, diction and tone.
What is style?
500
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
500
The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of poetry.