Vocabulary American Literature

Descriptive language to better imagine the setting and also add symbolism to the work.

Type of poetry that expresses personal thoughts and feelings.

A story, poem, or picture that has a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

A word is used in a manner to suggest two or more possible meanings.

Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.

A sequence of connected events, whether real or fictional. It can be a synonym for story

Telling a historical event in order of time without interruptions with no analysis

Style or genre born in a certain region that includes the culture and setting of the same place

Reference to a popular event, person, place, or artistic work, not related to the work it is in

The author places a person, concept, place, idea or theme parallel to another.

The usage of informal or everyday language in literature.

Using latin words in regular literature

A concept, a person or object that has served as a prototype or example of its kind

A piece of writing, formal or informal, expressing the author’s argument about a subject.

Any single, lone line of a poetry composition.

Critic of how literature works economic, political, social, & psychological oppression of women

A serious talk, speech or lecture involving a spiritual or moral advice

Short scene in a literary work which produces a deep impression about a person, idea, or place

The omission of a word or series of words.