Keystone Literature Terms Review

repetition of the initial consonant sound

humor, irony, exaggeration to criticize society, politics, life

use of clues to suggest what is to come later in the text

poetry without regular meter or rhyme scheme

a work that imitates another work for comic effect

example of an internal conflict

Narrator is in story -- uses "I" or "me"

The narrator is limited to only one character's thoughts.

in general, contrast between what is expected to happen and reality

reference to a person, character, literary work

use of 2 meanings of a word simultaneously for humorous effect

repetition of similar vowel sounds (ex: gray day)

introduction of a story

an event that happens that is different from what is expected to happen

song like poetry that represents the speaker's thoughts/feelings

2 consecutive lines of rhyming poetry

repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or end of words

14 line poem usually written in imabic pentameter

An interruption in the action of the plot to tell what happened at an earlier time

character who stays the same throughout a work

one unstressed syllable followed by a stressed

a group of words repeated in intervals in poem, song, or speech

a contrast between what is said and what is meant

the overall feeling of a piece of literature

complex character with depth

poem that tells a story

overarching idea about life revealed

stereotypical character- no depth

extended metaphor that reveals hidden meaning (usually political or social)

regular pattern of rhythm with stressed and unstressed syllables

a dominant or reoccurring idea in literature

language that appeals to the sense

comparison of 2 unlike things using "like" or "as"

Narrator sees into the minds of all characters

poetry written in unrhymbed iambic pentameter

when audience knows something a character does not

author's attitude toward subject, character, work

dictionary meaning of a word

author's perspective