Literary Terms Review #3

A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

A punctuation mark indicated by three periods to indicate material missing from a quotation

Facts, observations, incidents used to develop a subject

The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to

A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

A fixed form of lyric poetry consisting of fourteen lines, usually written in iambic pentameter

The dictionary or literal meaning of a word or phrase

Two consecutive lines of verse that rhyme

The repetition of an initial consonant sound in consecutive or nearby words

The main character in a drama or literary work

When an inanimate object or abstraction is given human qualities or abilities

When the last word at the end of two or more lines rhyme

A question with an obvious answer, so no response is expected

The opposition between two characters, two large groups of people, nature, society, etc.

A stanza or poem of four lines unified by a rhyme scheme

When the personality of a character is revealed by using descriptive adjectives and phrases

A story or short narrative designed to reveal some religious principle, moral lesson, or truth

Makes up five verse feet, each foot has an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable

The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot