English 4 Final Exam Review - Literary Terms

A song-like narrative poem characterized by simple language and stanzas of 4 lines rhymed abab:

A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a work of literature is a(n):

The use of figurative language to appeal to the senses:

When the speaker directly addresses the audience:

When the speaker tells his or her own story:

The way a piece of writing makes the READER feel:

A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.

Of what is the following an example: "Jumbo Shrimp"

In literature, a brief reference to another literary work, person, historical event, etc.

The attitude of the WRITER/SPEAKER in a literary work:

The description and development of the subject(s) in a story:

All of the following are characteristics of sonnets EXCEPT:

A senseless or self-contradictory statement:

Of what is the following an example: Saying it is a bit chilly when the temperature is below 0

Of what is the following an example: "Her eyes sparkle like the sun"

When the audience knows something that the characters in a play do not know yet:

A character alone on stage revealing his or her innermost thoughts/feelings:

A descriptive literary device that makes characteristics more prominent than they really are:

What is the repetition of the first consonant sounds in a group of words?

When a story is told from an outside perspective, by either a narrator or another character:

A question asked to make a point rather than elicit an answer is a:

Of what is the following an example: "Her eyes smiled."

The definition of "apostrophe" is...

Of what is the following an example: "His eyes are fire"

All of the following are characteristics of epic poems EXCEPT: