Penglais School - Literary Terms

Poem with no metrical pattern or rhyme. Resembles prose, but uses poetic language.

A figure of speech which exaggerates for emphasis such as "She's as old as the hills!"

Words like "plop," "wham" and "creak" are examples of what?

A character or a group of characters which stand in opposition to the main character.

Poetry written without rhyme or rhythm.

A song or a poem with a lamenting tone that expresses loss of a family member or a loved one.

Poetry is written in lines arranged in patterns called what?

How can we tell that a story is realistic fiction?

"Hannah" and "Stanley Yelnats" are examples of names that are also called what?

Punctuation (3 dots) that shows something has been left out. Example: “Happy birthday to you…”

A short poem that expresses thoughts or feelings, such as an ode or sonnet.

Who wrote "The Tell-Tale Heart," "The Raven" & "Annabel Lee?"

A book about the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, GA, at which a bomb was placed, is an example of...

Which of the following verbs is in the past tense?

Which of the following is a proper noun?

Used to connect ideas and create a sentence which is clearly understandable to the reader.

Which of the following situations is ironic?

Giving human-like qualities to a non-human object or creature.

A 5-line poem where rhyme, rhythm and content usually has a comic effect.

The type of art, literature or music characterized by a specific form, content and style.

Form of autobiographical writing--writer's own memory of someone or a significant event.

A story that is passed down through generations by word of mouth.

A feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events in a story is called what?

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work or work of art is called what?

Which verb tense? "The baby ripped the book before the mother had noticed him playing with it."

Poem that tells a story. The event may be imaginary or real, well-known or obscure.

Which type of verb is used here? "The students were being taught by the teacher."

Which of the following is an adverb?

A conversation between characters in a story.

This special kind of dictionary contains synonyms--words that share the same meaning.

Which of the following is a prepositional phrase?

Words like "blue" and "blew" are called what?

Thom is driving and suddenly a man swerves in front of him in a red truck and pulls out a gun.

A brief story, usually with animal characters, that teaches a lesson or moral.

"But a better butter makes a batter better" is an example of what?

A literary device where logical deductions are made based on premises assumed to be true.

"The Perfect Storm"--a fishing crew that gets caught in a huge storm has this main conflict

When writers use language in a non-literal way to convey meaning. Ex. "Bob is strong as an ox."

Small lines that connect words or parts of words to make a new word.

The _______ of a literary work is the underlying message or insight about life it communicates.