similecomparisonusing "like"or "as"plotsequenceof mainevents inthe storyalliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundscoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storyassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundsquatraina fourlinestanzaonomatopoeiasoundwordssoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharactersallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knowndenouementtying uplooseends inthe storyparadoxa seemingcontradictionconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plotsonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameteriambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetthemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveyslyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionsblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentametergenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturecontrastto explainhow twothingsdifferfreeversepoem withno meteror rhymemetaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"personificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensesanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructurestanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; averse1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mytoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjecthyperboleextremeexaggerationmonologuelongspeech byonecharactersymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideacharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialoguemoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositeforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextsimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"plotsequenceof mainevents inthe storyalliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundscoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storyassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundsquatraina fourlinestanzaonomatopoeiasoundwordssoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharactersallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knowndenouementtying uplooseends inthe storyparadoxa seemingcontradictionconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plotsonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameteriambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetthemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveyslyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionsblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentametergenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturecontrastto explainhow twothingsdifferfreeversepoem withno meteror rhymemetaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"personificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensesanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructurestanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; averse1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mytoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjecthyperboleextremeexaggerationmonologuelongspeech byonecharactersymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideacharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialoguemoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositeforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen next

Literary Terms - Call List

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  1. comparison using "like" or "as"
    simile
  2. sequence of main events in the story
    plot
  3. repeating first consonant sounds
    alliteration
  4. a pair of rhyming lines separate from the rest of the poem
    couplets
  5. emotional peak of the story
    climax
  6. repetition of vowel sounds
    assonance
  7. a four line stanza
    quatrain
  8. sound words
    onomatopoeia
  9. monologue in which audience hears but not characters
    soliloquy
  10. reference to someone/something well known
    allusion
  11. tying up loose ends in the story
    denouement
  12. a seeming contradiction
    paradox
  13. internal or external; an element of plot
    conflict
  14. 14 line poem in iambic pentameter
    sonnet
  15. 10 syllable lines of 5 feet
    iambic pentameter
  16. the central idea or lesson a story conveys
    theme
  17. poetry that expresses poet's emotions
    lyric
  18. poem with meter but no rhyme; often iambic pentameter
    blank verse
  19. a kind of style in art or literature
    genre
  20. to explain how two things differ
    contrast
  21. poem with no meter or rhyme
    free verse
  22. Comparison not using "like" or "as"
    metaphor
  23. giving inanimate objects human characteristics
    personification
  24. description engaging 1 or more of your 5 senses
    imagery
  25. a comparison on basis of structure
    analogy
  26. a section of poetry in a poem; a verse
    stanza
  27. I, me, my
    1st person point of view
  28. author's attitude toward the subject
    tone
  29. extreme exaggeration
    hyperbole
  30. long speech by one character
    monologue
  31. one thing represents another often abstract idea
    symbolism
  32. personality of a character displayed by actions and dialogue
    characterization
  33. the feeling a reader gets from the writing
    mood
  34. language that conveys certain ideas by saying the opposite
    irony
  35. author gives clues about what will happen next
    foreshadowing