Literary Terms 51-90

a drawing of a person in which one feature is exaggerated

a feeling of events in a literary work

story about someone local or from a particular region

tries to get reader to do something or accept writer’s point-of-view

a division or type of literature

a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true

one character , on stage, thinking aloud alone

a poem expressing thoughts and feelings

a work of literature, especially in a play, that results in catastrophe for the main character

a short speech delivered by an actor in a play, expressing his/her thoughts

a poem that tells a story

speech by one character in a play, story, or poem

gives information, discusses ideas, or explains a process

a character with many different traits

original pattern or model; all others are copies

making fun of a work by writing something similar but exaggerated

a character who is contrasted with another character

dictionary meaning of a word

form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group

ordinary form of written language

conveys an impression about a person, place, thing, or idea

poetry without fixed meter or pattern

a brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event

extended simile in a long epic poem, often several lines

work of literature, especially a play, that has a happy ending

using humor to make fun of or change things

a fictional account that explains the actions of gods or causes of natural phenomena

a pair of rhyming lines usually of the same length and meter

conversation between characters

tells a story

feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage

a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

more than one use of any element of language

a group of lines in a poem considered as a unit

word choice

poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter

a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem

a story written to be performed by actors

poetry that includes the techniques of drama

meaning of a word in context of a work