All Lit and Poetry Terms 8th grade

actions that increase tension

Action returns to everyday life

repetition of word hard sounding words/letters

Complete or real person with many human qualities

the choice and use of words in speaking and writing

When an object universally stands for or represents an idea.

words that are sounds

the attitude the author has toward his/ her topic of writing

the secondary meaning of a word.

the dictionary definition of a word.

type of writing that presents the inner thoughts of a character in a endless stream

a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view

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the feeling and emotional quality, the atmosphere a piece of writing creates

return to a past event

A character that DOES CHANGE

the specific mode of fiction represented in performance

a form of irony that intentionally minimizes the importance of an idea or fact for effect

point of view where are limited by only knowing what one character is thinking

poetry that does not have regular rhythm, rhyme or standard form

a comparison between two dissimilar things using like or as

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a serious drama about a person often of high station in life who experiences sudden reversals

a piece of writing in which people, events, objects represent or stand for something else.

the statement which seems on its face to be self contradictory or absurd.

2 line stanza

a character that stays the same- DOES NOT CHANGE

two words with opposite meanings brought together in an emphatic way to create emphasis.

Short novel- written, fictional. prose narrative longer than a novelette

using all of your imagination to create pictures of others

type of narrative poem often made up of short stanzas, sung by travelers

hero; main character

regional or social speaking voice

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The use of hints or clues to suggest future action

repetition of word soft sounding words/letters

words, phrases, sounds and or lines are repeated ti add emphasis

a mournful, melancholic or plaintive poem- often a funeral song or lament for the dead

the voice or person presenting the poem

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a poem that expresses emotiion

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The " all knowing" "all seeing" narrator

the opposite of what would be expected to happen

turning point- point of highest tension

3 line stanza

the beat of the words in a poem or song

lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject

An 'ah ha' moment- a moment on enlightenment.

The reader knows something the characters do not.

The reader's tension, as he/she in unsure of future events.

the most typical form of written language, applying ordinary grammatical structure.

using language to create vivid, clear word "pictures that appeal to all senses.

using all of your sense to be aware of things in the world

The character is revealed by actions, dialogue, reactions to other characters.

Point of view that uses "I" and "me"

two-dimensional character- lacks depth

analysis of poetry

The author tells the reader about a character

repetition of word letter/ sounds

a poem that tells a story

In plot- the background information

a division of a poem consisting of 2 or more lines

a piece of short prose fiction.

3 m's main idea, message, moral

8 line stanza

Villain: character or force against the protagonist

expressive, non-literal use of language for special effects.

Time and place

the representation in literature of a person, in a time period that would have been impossible

a severe exaggeration for effect

A form or type of literary piece (novel, short story, poem...)

a brief tale that emphasizes a moral and usually has animals as the main characters

actions which resolve problem/ conflicts

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4 line stanza

the exact meaning/ sense

when words end with the same sound

6 line stanza

a comparison between two dissimilar things NOT using like or as

In plot- the action that ends everyday life

Character's tone implies the opposite meaning. - Sarcasm

a figure of speech in which an animal, object or force, is given personality traits of humans.