Short Story Vocab

Definition; meaning of a word

One or more letters occurring as a bound form attachedto the beginning, end, or base of a word

A form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons,and actions in a narrative

A recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work

a style of poetry defined as a complete thoughtwritten in two lines with rhyming ends

The subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward atopic

Descriptive or figurative language in a literary work

This is a relatively rare point of view and is difficult to sustain.

The range of associations b/w a word or a phrase

poem that tells a story (i.e. epics, ballads, andmetrical romances)

Told from the p.o.v. of an outside narrator

The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words

repetition of an identical or similarly accentedsound or sounds in a work.

device used in literature to presentaction that occurred before current time of the story

poetry that does not contain regular patterns or rhythmor rhyme.

the final outcome of the main complication in a play or story

A pattern of end rhymes in a poem.

In poetry it means moving over from one line to anotherwithout a terminating punctuation mark

a collection of events that tells a story

he generally accepted importance of a workrepresenting a given culture

a narrative folk song that highlights cultural normsand values

A variety of a language distinct from the standard variety in pronunciation, grammar, or vocab

The ordering of words into meaningful verbal patternssuch as phrases, clauses, and sentences

sog-like poem wrote mainly 2 express the feelings of emotions, thought from a particular person

An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiarperson, place, or event

the main character or lead figure

a type of literature

A narrative device, often used at the start of a work that provides necessary background info

An exaggeration or overstatement

a short poem,verse that seeks to ridicule a thoughtor event, usually with witticism or sarcasm.

a character in a story/poem who deceives, frustrates, or protagonist, in some way.

A judgment based on reasoning rather than on a direct orexplicit statement

Specific words used by writer

a distinctive poetic style that uses system orpattern of metrical structure

The conversation between characters

The prevailing emotions or atmosphere of a workderived from literary devices

four-line stanza

Instead of perfect or identical sounds or rhyme,it is the repetition of near or similar sounds