Literary Term Review for MCAS grade 8

theme is

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

the vantage point from which a story is told

this makes a point rather than seeks an answer

an exaggeration made for rhetorical effect

a direct comparison of two different subjects with similar traits

a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens

word choice refers to

sentence structure and writing style refer to

effective speaking or writing; the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.

A 14-line poem with a variable rhyme scheme and ends with a couplet.

the writer's purpose or goal

a reference to a well-known person, place, literary work etc. that most readers typically know.

a protagonist is

the repetition of the initial consonant sound for effect

an arrangement of events in order of their occurance

1-2 sentences present the position of a paper in relation to the topic

the repetition of the vowel sound in words in a series

repeats the same word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, or sentences

the manner in which something is said or written

an emotion created in the reader by the literary work

an antagonist is 

a phrase with a seemingly self-contradictory effect; using opposites to describe each other

anything that stands for or represents something else

repeats a word or expression while adding more detail to it, in order to emphasize something.

anything that tells a story

substitutes the name of a famous person for an attribute

a balance identified by successive words or phrases with very similar grammatical structure

a comparison is made between two things in order to develop a line of reasoning.