Literary Terms/Poetic Devices and Forms

a type of rhyme where either the consonants or the vowels match but not both.

when what is expected is different from what actually occurs.

point of view using he, she, it, or they.

includes the time, place and environment of the story

a character who changes over the course of the literary work.

regular rhythmic patterns in poetry, measured in units called feet.

 literary device where two or more words in a phrase share the same beginning sound

poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.

the voice that is telling you the story; it is typically not the author

when the reader or audience knows more about a character's situation than the character does.

the assumed identity of the writer or the fictional "I".

when a character has a sudden insight or realization that changes his or her understanding

the main character who struggles for something.

repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase

What kind of rhyme is this...sky/high

all-knowing narrator: says the facts but also shows the thoughts and feelings of any character

the writer's choice of words

the perspective from which a story is told

the close repetition of sounds

Poetic meter in a pattern of unstressed, unstressed, stressed; like Mary-Kate

a figure of speech containing 2 apparently contradictory terms; ex. Jumbo shrimp

a sonnet consisting of 3 quatrains and a final couplet with the rhyme scheme abab cdcd efef gg.

point of view where the story is narrated by one character at a time; pronouns: I, me, we

the character in opposition to the main character

the fixed pattern of rhyme for an entire poem

a poetic meter in a pattern of stressed-stressed syllables; like faithful and freshness

Poetic meter in a pattern of stressed-unstressed-unstressed; like syllable

a unit of rhythm in poetry; the count of stressed and unstressed syllables in each word

 speaker conveys less importance than the subject would seem to demand; used for comedic effect

a statement that uses extreme exaggeration to get an emotional response.

comparison using like or as

a character who does not change over the course of the literary work.

the feeling the story creates in you as a reader

the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning.

Poem with unrhymed iambic pentameter: also defined as poetry that has no rhyme but has meter.

the implied meaning of a word

a comparison of 2 different things where one thing is said to be another

repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

a statement that appears to be contradictory but contains a basis of truth

Poetic meter of stressed-unstressed; like Trudy

the facts of a story are reported by a seemingly neutral, impersonal observer or recorder

Poetic meter in a pattern of unstressed-stressed; like Inez.

character whose telling of the story is not credible due to mental state or maturity

narrator reports the facts and interprets events from the perspective of a single character

 figurative language used to represent objects, actions and ideas to appeal to our senses

the central meaning of a literary work-different than the central subject

clues as to what is to come later in a literary work

the opposition of two forces or characters

a brief mention of a person, place, thing, idea of historical, cultural, literary importance  

a form of symbolism in which objects , setting and characters represent abstract ideas.

the literal meaning of a word

a poem consisting of 14 lines rhyming: abbaabba cdcdcd

the expression of the author's, speaker's or narrator's attitude.