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Literary Terms

TermDefinition
simile comparison using "like" or "as"
foreshadowing to indicate beforehand
theme a universal, underlying meaning of a work
archetype a character, situation, or action representing a universal pattern of human nature
imagery appeals to one of the five senses
hyperbole exaggeration
setting time, place, and context
metaphor implied comparison
stanza a group of related lines in poetry
mood an emotion readers experience
meter basic rhythmic structure of a poem
iambic pentameter five units of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
alliteration repetition of the initial sound
onomatopoeia a word that imitates a sound
oxymoron a seemingly self-contradictory term
personification giving human qualities to an non-human thing
connotation implied or associated meanings of a word
denotation a dictionary definition
diction word choice
paradox a contradictory but true statement
epithet a descriptive term attached to a name
allusion a reference
rhyme scheme a pattern of rhyme at the end of lines
tone an author's attitude
parallelism similar grammatical structure
assonance repetition of a vowel sound
verbal irony a contradiction between what is said and meant
situational irony a contradiction between what is expected and what happens
dramatic irony a contradiction between what one character knows and understands and what others (such as the reader) know and understand
Created by: gunnj
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