Literary Terms 2023

Two back-to-back lines of poetry that rhyme

Comes from the Greek word "dran," which means "to do" or "to act"

Unrhymed verse written in iambic pentameter

Words that appeal to the five senses create ____________.

Ordinary writing that is not poetry.

The author of a play

A meter in poetry; it refers to a line consisting of 5 iambic feet

A single line of words in a poem

The units of action in a play

The people who perform

A stanza or poem of 4 lines

"The slimy, slithering snake snuck across the salty sea coast." This is an example of assonance.

When a firehouse burns down, that is an example of DRAMATIC IRONY

The central idea that pulls the literary work together is ______

"The homework was going to take my entire life to complete." This is an example of _____.

A technique the playwright uses to provide clues about something that will happen later in the story is FORESHADOWING.

Verse that is written in stanzas. It usually has a rhytm.

The part of the script of a play that tells actors how they are supposed to move and how they should speak their lines

The individual parts of acts

A 14 line poem that has a structured rhythm and rhyme scheme

A long speech expressing the inner THOUGHTS of a character who is usually alone on stage.

A particular object that represents an idea larger than itself is a _________.

The triangular plot pattern that Shakespeare's plays usually follow

A humorous play on words is a JOKE.

The way the author expresses his attitude through his writing is MOOD.

A combination of characters that demonstrates each others strengths and weaknesses

A long speech by one single character, spoken to other characters who are on stage

When the audience knows that Romeo is a Montague, but the servant who can't read does not know that Romeo is a Montague