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| allegory |
a narrative technique in which characters representing tings or abstract ideas are used to convey a message or teach a lesson |
| alliteration |
a poetic device where first consonant sounds or any vowel sounds in words or syllables are repeated. and in guise all of green, the gear and the man |
| allusion |
a reference to a familiar literary or historical person or event. describing someone as a "Romeo" |
| apostrophe |
a statement, question, or request addressed to an inanimate object or concept or to nonexistent or absent person. O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth, |
| aside |
a comment made by a stage performer that is intended to be heard by audience but supposedly not by other characters |
| assonance |
the repetition of similar vowel sounds in poetry |
| conceit |
a clever and fanciful metaphor, usually expressed through elaborate and extended comparison |
| conflict |
the issue to be resolved in the story. |
| connotation |
the impression that a word gives beyond its defined meaning. horse and steed |
| denotation |
the definition of a word, apart from the impressions or feelings it creates in the reader. |
| Deus ex machina |
god out of a machine |
| dialogue |
conversation between people in a literary work. characters debate an issue or idea |
| diction |
the selection and arrangement of words |
| fable |
a prose or verse narrative intended to convey a moral. animals or inanimate objects with human characteristics often serve as characters in fables. |
| fairy tales |
short narratives featuring mythical beings such as fairies, elves, and spirits. |
| flashback |
scene relived in a character's memory. |
| first person narrator |
a story in which the narrator is a participant in the action. Refers to himself or herself as "I" |
| epic |
a long narrative poem usually composed in an elevated style tracing the adventures of a legendary or mythic hero. |
| end rhyme |
Rhyme that occurs at the ends of lines. |
| eye rhyme |
rhyme in which the spelling of the words appears alike, but pronunciations differ, sew:blew, brow:crow, said:laid, dough:rough, laughter and daughter, idea and flea |
| fiction |
contain factual information but made up by author. |
| figure of speech |
an expression or comparision that relies not on its literal meaning, but rather on its connotations and suggestions. "He's dumber than dirt" |
| flat character |
describes a character with only one outstanding trait. Stay the same throughout the story. |
| foreshadowing |
arranging events and information in such a way that later events are prepared for or shadowed, beforehand. |
| form |
the way the author expresses meaning rather than the content of that meaning. |
| free verse |
poetry that organizes its lines without meter. Usually not rhymed. No organizing |
| genre |
conventional combination of literary form and subject matter, usually aimed at creating certain effects. |
| hexameter |
a verse meter consisting of sex metrical feet, or six primary stresses, per line |
| imagery |
collective set of images in a poem or other literary work. |
| In medias res |
in the midst of things. Author starts the in the middle of the story. |
| Irony |
when a writer says one thing but means something quite the opposite. Discrepancy of meaning. |
| metaphor |
a statement that one thing is something else, which it is not. "Richard is a pig." |
| metonymy |
figure of speech in which the name of a thing is substituted for that of another closely associated with it. "The White House decided," meaning the president decided. |
| monologue |
an extended speech by a single character. |
| moral |
a paraphrasable message or lession implied or directly stated in a litereary work. |
| motif |
a n element that recurs significantly throughout a narrative. An image, idea, theme, situation, or action. A beautiful lady who turns out to be an evil fairy. |
| motivation |
what a character in a story or drama wants. |
| Onomatopoeia |
represent a thing or action by the word that imiates the sound associated with it. "crash, bang, pitter-patter." |
| parable |
a brief, usually allegorical narrative that teaches a moral. |
| persona |
"mask" fictitious character created by an author to be the speaker of a poem, story, or novel. Persona is always the narrator of the work and not merely a character in it. |
| personification |
a figure of speech in which a thing, an animal, or an abstract term is endowed with humane characteristics. |
| plot |
the particular arrangement of actions, events, and situations that unfold in a narritave. |
| protagonist |
the central character in a literary work. |
| antagonist |
conflict with the protagonist |
| sestet |
a poem or stanza of six lines. |
| setting |
the time and place of a literary work. |
| simile |
a comparision of two things, indicated by some connective, usually like, as, than, or a verb such as resembles. "Cool as cucumber" |
| soliloquy |
a speech by a character alone onstage in which he or she utters his or her thoughts aloud. |
| sonnet |
popular for love poetry. fourteen lines, |
| octave |
the first eight lines |
| quatrain |
a stanza consisting of four lines. |
| stock character |
A common or stereotypical character that occurs frequently. The mad scientist, the battle-scared veteran, or the strong but silent cowboy. |
| style |
all the distinctive ways in which an author genre, movement, or historical period uses language to create a literary work. |
| symbol |
a person, place or thing in a narrative that suggests meanings beyond its literal sense. |
| tercet |
a group of three lines of verse, usuallu all ending in the same rhyme. |
| theme |
a generallu recurring subject or idea conspicuously evident in a literary work. |
| third person narrator |
a type of narration in which the narrator is a nonparticipant. Referred to as "he," or "she," or "they." |
| tone |
the attitude toward a subject conveyed in a literary work. |
| tragedy |
serious and important actions that lead to a disastrous end for the protagonist. |
| tragic flaw |
a fatal weakness or moral flaw in the protagonist that brings him or her to a bad end. |
| tragic irony |
a form of dramatic irony that ultimately arrives at some tragedy. |
| tragicomedy |
a type of drama that combines elements of both tragedy and comedy |
| trimeter |
a verse meter consisting of three metrical feet, or three primary stresses, per line. |
| understatement |
an ironic figure of speech that deliberately describes something in a way that is less than the true case. |
| verbal irony |
a statement in which the speaker or writer says the opposite of what is really meant. When someone says "How grageful you are!" after you have just tripped on something. |
| verse |
single line in poetry or composition in lines of more or less regular rhythm. |
| slate rhyme |
a rhyme in which the final consonant sounds are the same but the vowel sounds are different, as in letter and litter, bone and bean. |
| censorship |
the control of speech and other forms of human expression; it is often (but not necessarily) implemented by government intervention. The visible motive of censorship is often to stabilize or improve the society that the government would have control over. |
| eye rhyme |
rhyme in which the spelling of the words appears alike, but pronunciations differ, as in laughter and daughter, idea and flea |
| slate rhyme |
rhyme in which the final consonant sounds are the same but the vowel sounds are different, as in letter and litter, bone and bean. |
| sestet |
six lines |
| sonnet |
love poetry, fourteen lines |
| round character |
described in depth and detail in a narrative |
| stock character |
popular character in a story does not have to be discribed. Common or stereotypical character that occurs frequently in literature. |
| flat character |
character with only one outstanding trait. Stay the same throughout the story |
| monologue |
an extended speech made by a single character |
| dialogue |
a conversation between two or more people |
| libel |
written defamation. radio, television broadcasts |
| slander |
spoken defamation. words, signs or gestures |
| propaganda |
Dissemination of information to manipulate public opinion. |
| eye rhyme |
spelling alike but pronunciation differs. laughter/daughter, flea/idea |
| exact rhyme |
identical sounds. go/slow, follow/hollow, disband/his hand |
| Haiku |
form that has three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. |
| tercet |
three lines of poetry |
| couplet |
a pair of lines of verse that form a unit. aa, bb, cc, dd, ee...I think I shall never see, A poem lovely as a tree. |
| quintain |
five line stanza |
| quatrain |
four line stanza |
| bias |
rejection of ideas based on preconceptions rather than facts. |
| short story |
detailed scenes, well developed characters, realistic |
| tale |
summerized scenes; undeveloped characters/ usually lacks a clear moral |
| oxymoron |
loving hate, cold fire, sick health, beautiful tyrant. |
| irony |
form of speech in which the real meaning is concealed or contradicted by the words used. Brutus is an honorable man... Irony is that Brutus is not an honorable man. |
| Characterization |
The techniques a writer uses to create, reveal, or develop the characters in a narrative. |
| Hyperbole |
Exaggeration used to emphasize a point |
| Epiphany |
A moment of insight, discovery, or revelation by which a character's life is greatly altered. Generally occurs near the end of a story |
| Soliloquy |
In drama, a speech by a character alone onstage in which he or she utters his or her thoughts aloud |
