Vocabulary Review

A short story with a moral, often using animals as characters.

The rhetorical strategies used to persuade an audience: credibility, logic, and emotion.

A detailed analysis or close reading of a portion of a text.

A novel told through written communication like letters or diary entries.

A dramatic work where events are exaggerated to create strong emotional reactions.

A long speech given by a single character in a play or story.

A form of literature that honors or respects someone or something

A poetry that is highly intellectualized and uses paradoxes and strange imagery.

A figure of speech that pairs contradictory words, like "bittersweet" or "original copy".

A word or phrase used to describe something with shorthand or nickname.

A 14-line poem, topically with a specific rhyme scheme, often used by Shakespeare.

A figure of speech that compares two different things by saying one thing is the other. "Time is a thief"

A phrase that is difficult to understand based on its literal meaning. "I'm feeling under the weather".

Poem of serious reflection, especially mourning the loss of someone. "The sun has set, the earth weeps its last breath"

Poetry that doesn't use any strict meter or rhyme scheme. "The waves crash as the sun sets, I feel the weight of time"

Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry

A moment when a person questions life's meaning or their purpose in the universe.

A metaphor that extends over multiple lines or paragraphs.

A genre of fiction that blends magical events with reality.

The voice or character telling the story.

Two lines of rhymed verse in iambic pentameter, used frequently in epic poetry.

A recurring element or idea in a literary work is known as.

An exaggerated statement used for emphasis, not meant to be taken literally.

What is a literary device where the conclusion does not follow logical reasoning?

A literary device where events or actions appear to be the opposite of what they are.

The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words.

A plot device that highlights the difference between a character's understanding of a situation and that of the audience

The continuation of a sentence across a line break in poetry.

A technique where the story begins in the middle of the action"

The omission of a word or phrase that is unnecessary but helps clarify the sentence. "She loves to read; he, to write."

A scene in a story that takes the reader back to a previous event."

Using a related object or concept to refer to something else is called?

A category of literature identified by form, content, and style.

A comedic form that uses absurd situations, miscommunication, and slapstick humor.

Words that sound alike but have different meanings or spelling. "eight" and "ate".

A sudden, life-changing realization that a character experiences.

A narrative structure that surrounds another story or set of stories

A stressed and unstressed syllables pattern in poetry that defines its rhythm.

A two-syllable metrical pattern where the first syllable is unstressed and the second is stressed.

Excessive pride or confidence that leads to a character's downfall

A writer's unique style of expression, including their choice of words and how they are arranged.

The pleasant combination of words that sound easy and pleasant to pronounce.

A genre of fiction where life and social structure are in a state of decline.

What do you call a poem or stanza with eight lines?

A form of understatement in which something is expressed by negating its opposite.

A unit of measurement in poetry consisting of stressed and unstressed syllables.

A character that contrasts with the protagonist to highlight their differences.

Language that uses words in non-literal ways to achieve a stronger meaning or effect.

A form of poetry praising people, nature, or ideas.

A word that imitates, the sound it describes, like "buzz" or "clang".