9772078481 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 0 | |
9772078482 | Accent | In poetry, the stressed portion of a word. | 1 | |
9772078483 | Meter | A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry | 2 | |
9772078484 | allegory (n) | a symbolic representation; a story, picture, or play employing representation | 3 | |
9772078485 | Ambiguity (n) | The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage. | 4 | |
9772078486 | Anagram (n) | A word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of the letters | 5 | |
9772078487 | Apostrophe | Addressing something nonhuman as if it were human Example: Death, be not proud . . . | 6 | |
9772078488 | archetype example | Harlequin romance (type of story with a cliché love story plot) | 7 | |
9772078489 | Archetype | a very typical example of a certain person or thing | 8 | |
9772078490 | Assonance | Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity | 9 | |
9772078491 | assonance example | I rose and told him of my woe | 10 | |
9772078492 | Puns | Imagery - Play on words, double meaning. | 11 | |
9772078493 | Pun example | Orange you glad I came. | 12 | |
9772078494 | consonance example | All's well that ends well | 13 | |
9772078495 | Consonance (n) | Repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words. | 14 | |
9772078496 | formal diction | consists of a dignified, impersonal, and elevated use of language | 15 | |
9772078497 | informal diction | everyday language | 16 | |
9772078498 | middle diction | maintains correct language usage, but is less elevated than formal diction | 17 | |
9772078499 | Enjambment | the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. | 18 | |
9772078500 | didactic poetry | poetry with the primary purpose of teaching or preaching | 19 | |
9772078501 | Epic | A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds | 20 | |
9772078502 | euphony (n) | pleasing sound, esp. of words | 21 | |
9772078503 | foil character | a character that contrasts in some important way with a more important character | 22 | |
9772078504 | verbal irony | A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant | 23 | |
9772078505 | tragic irony | a tragedy that starts good and ends bad. The opposite may also hold true | 24 | |
9772078506 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 25 | |
9772078507 | oxymoron example | pretty ugly | 26 | |
9772078508 | Paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true | 27 | |
9772078509 | paradox example | Less is more | 28 | |
9772078510 | Satires | Verse or prose that pokes fun at human weakness | 29 | |
9772078511 | static character | A character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end | 30 | |
9772078512 | stock character | stereotypical character such as town drunk, nerd, etc | 31 | |
9772078513 | Tragedy | A serious form of drama dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character | 32 |
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