Lit Terms_Final Exam_spring 2019

When a character says one thing but means the opposite

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in a line of poetry

A play in which the dialogue consists almost entirely of poetry with a fixed meter

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

An outer story that gives a reason for many shorter stories to be told together

The highest point of action in a story, when the conflict must be dealt with

A descriptive phrase or compound word that renames a noun in Anglo-Saxon poetry

A speech a character makes on stage while other characters on stage listen

A speech a character makes while alone on stage, to reveal his or her thoughts

a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things W/O the use of like or as

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Following a serious or intense scene in a play with a light-hearted or humorous one

The events leading up to the climax that complicate the plot and add to the conflict

The last events in a story, where all the loose ends are tied up

A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

The events between the climax and the resolution

a phrase that has a metaphorical meaning, which has become accepted in common usage

When the reader knows something the characters do not

Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity

A weakness of character that leads directly to the tragic hero’s downfall

The beginning of a story where characters, background, and setting are introduced

The ways an author reveals a character to the reader; can be direct or indirect

A remark a character makes in an undertone to the audience or another character

Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

A thing in a literary text that has greater meaning beyond itself

When the reader expects one thing, but the opposite occurs

visually descriptive or figurative language that appeals to the five senses

A group of lines that form a unit in a poem