English Final Review

A literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer.

The struggle between a character and an outside force such as nature or another character.

An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual, literal meaning.

A related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the climax.

The part of a story that "ties up loose ends."

The pattern of rhymes used in a poem.

The use of words or expressions with meanings that are different from their literal meaning.

A central belief about life and people that the author is trying to convey in a text.

A state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome.

A fictional narrative that explains why something is the way it is.

The formation of a word (as honk or boom) by imitation of a sound associated with its referent.

The part of a plot that occurs after the climax and after the conflict has been resolved.

A word agreeing with another in terminal sound.

The attributing of human qualities to an animal, object, or abstraction.

Any story passed on orally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition.

An arrangement of a certain number of lines, forming a division of a poem.

The commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter.

The sequence of events in a play, novel, short story, or similar work.

A distinctive idea, or a recurring subject or theme in a piece of literature.

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things, usually introduced by "as" or "like."

A short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters.

A traditional or legendary story (usually concerning a hero) which explains something.

Any person, animal, or machine in a story.

Obvious and intentional exaggeration.

The pattern of recurrent strong and weak accents.

The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.

The formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things.

A figure of speech in which something is used to represent something else.

To show or indicate beforehand.

A part of a literary plot that is the point of greatest interest.