moodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingmonologuelongspeech byonecharactercontrastto explainhow twothingsdifferblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentameterlyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionssonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameterstanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; averseconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plotassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundscharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialogueclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storyanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructure1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mycoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemiambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetonomatopoeiasoundwordsdenouementtying uplooseends inthe storygenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturethemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveyssimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"quatraina fourlinestanzaplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storyallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositesymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideatoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectfreeversepoem withno meteror rhymehyperboleextremeexaggerationimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensessoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharacterspersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextparadoxa seemingcontradictionmetaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"alliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsoundsmoodthe feelinga readergets fromthe writingmonologuelongspeech byonecharactercontrastto explainhow twothingsdifferblankversepoem withmeter but norhyme; ofteniambicpentameterlyricpoetry thatexpressespoet'semotionssonnet14 linepoem iniambicpentameterstanzaa sectionof poetry ina poem; averseconflictinternal orexternal;an elementof plotassonancerepetitionof vowelsoundscharacterizationpersonality ofa characterdisplayed byactions anddialogueclimaxemotionalpeak ofthe storyanalogyacomparisonon basis ofstructure1stpersonpoint ofviewI, me,mycoupletsa pair ofrhyming linesseparatefrom the restof the poemiambicpentameter10syllablelines of 5feetonomatopoeiasoundwordsdenouementtying uplooseends inthe storygenrea kind ofstyle in artorliteraturethemethe centralidea orlesson astoryconveyssimilecomparisonusing "like"or "as"quatraina fourlinestanzaplotsequenceof mainevents inthe storyallusionreference tosomeone/somethingwell knownironylanguagethat conveyscertain ideasby sayingthe oppositesymbolismone thingrepresentsanotheroftenabstract ideatoneauthor'sattitudetoward thesubjectfreeversepoem withno meteror rhymehyperboleextremeexaggerationimagerydescriptionengaging 1or more ofyour 5sensessoliloquymonologuein whichaudiencehears but notcharacterspersonificationgivinginanimateobjectshumancharacteristicsforeshadowingauthor givesclues aboutwhat willhappen nextparadoxa seemingcontradictionmetaphorComparisonnot using"like" or"as"alliterationrepeatingfirstconsonantsounds

Literary Terms - Call List

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