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EOC Prep
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| metaphor | comparison of two unlike things without using ´like´ or ´as´ |
| hyperbole | exaggerating or stretching the truth for literary effect |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using the word ´like´ or ´as´ |
| personification | giving human characteristics to non-human things |
| imagery | words that create images in the mind (tactile-touch, gustatory-taste, auditory-hear, olfactory-smell, visual-see) |
| rhyme scheme | the pattern of rhyming words that appears at the ends of two or more lines of poetry |
| alliteration | repetition of the beginning consonant sound |
| assonance | repetition of an internal vowel sound |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words that imitate sounds |
| stanza | a unit or group of lines in poetry that are separated by spaces |
| quatrain | 4 line stanza |
| couplet | 2 line stanza |
| meter | the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry |
| iambic pentameter | a type of meter that has 10 syllables in a line of poetry |
| lyric poetry | poems that express the observations and feelings of a single speaker |
| narrative poetry | poems that tell a story |
| epic poetry | a long narrative poem about the adventures of an almost superhuman character |
| ballad | poem which tells a story of a person from the past and is often set to music |
| haiku | a Japanese form of poetry with 3 lines of 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables |
| sonnet | fourteen lines of iambic pentameter-popularized by Shakespeare |
| aside | when a character speaks to the audience and no to the other characters |
| dialogue | conversation carried on by one or more characters |
| monologue | a speech given by one character while others are on the stage |
| soliloquy | speech delivered by a character by a character when he is alone on stage |
| dramatic POV | a play, in which all events are told as dialogue |
| prologue | the opening lines of a drama that give background information |
| oxymoron | a phrase made up of 2 contradicting words |
| pun | a play on words, when a word has more than one meaning |
| foil | character opposites for emphasis |
| tragedy | a play in which the main character suffers a downfall |
| tragic hero | the main character in a tragedy |
| tragic flaw | the character trait that leads to the downfall of the tragic hero |
| figurative language | writing or speech exaggerated for effect |
| sound devices | writing or speech that uses sound |
| structure | the arrangement of the lines in a poem |
| free verse | is not written with a regular pattern |
| fixed verse | has a regular pattern |
| fiction | prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events |
| myth | a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes, or the causes of natural phenomenon |
| fantasy | highly imaginative writing that contains elements not found in real life |
| historical fiction | stories that include or focus on significant historical events |
| mystery | a story that involves the reader in guessing who commited the crime or deed |
| science fiction | fictional stories that center upon scientific elements |
| plot | the sequence of events in a literary work |
| exposition | the part of a story or play that explains the background or makes conflict clear |
| climax | high point in a story, point of most intense interest, and point of no return |
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