Semester 1 Literature Vocabulary

two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry

a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning (buzz, bang, etc.)

makes an explicit comparison between 2 unlike things using like or as

a rhyming sound that is not exact

the basic division of poetry, like a paragraph in prose

language used to evoke a picture or concrete sensation

a reference to something known from history, literature, religion, etc.

a speaker or writer's choice of words

way of speaking characteristic of a certain social/geographic group

makes a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as

When a character says one thing but means another

The literal, "dictionary" definition of a word

person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and also stands for something more than itself

when the reader or audience knows something that the characters in the play do not know

a comparison between two things to show similarity

poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme

The definition of a word, based on the context of the sentence in which it appears

repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words

When a character or reader expects one thing to happen but something else actually happens

a poem that tells a story using elements of character, plot, and setting

repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures

the continuation of an idea or sentence, in poetry, without pause, from one line to the next