Term
|
Definition
| a story in which people (or things or actions) represent an idea or a generalization about life. Usually have a strong lesson or moral |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words such as Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a reference to a familiar person,place, thing, or event - for example Don Juan, brace new world, Everyman |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a comparison of objects or ideas that appear to be different by are alike in some important way |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| meter that is composed of feet that are short-short-long or unaccented-unaccented-accented, usually used in a light whimsical poetry, such s a limerick |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a brief story that illustrates or makes a point |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a person or thing working against the hero of a literary work (the protagonist) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a wise saying, usually short and written |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a turn from the general audience to address a specific group or persons(or personified abstraction) who is present or absent. For example, Hamlet |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a repetition of the same sound in words close to one another - for example, white stripes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| unrhymed verse, often occurring in iambic pentameter |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a break in the rythm of language, particularly a natural pause in a line of verse, marked in prosody by a double vertical line |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an expression that has been used so often that it loses its expressive power - for example, "dead as a doornail" |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| repetition of the final consonant sounds in words containing different vowels - for example, "stroke of luck" |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a stanza made up of two rhyming lines |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| an author's choice of words based on their clearness, conciseness, effectiveness, and authenticity |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| old-fashioned words that are no longer used in common speech such as thee, thy and thou |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| expression that are usually accepted in informal situations or regions, such as "wicked" |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| specialized language used in a particular field or content - for example educational jargon includes differentiated instruction, cooperative learning |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| language that shows disrespect for others or something sacred |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| informal language used by a particular group of people among themselves |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| language widely considered crude, disgusting and oftentimes offensive |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| rhyming of the ends of lines of verse |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| also known as a run-on line in poetry, it occurs when one line ends and continues onto the next line to complete meaning. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a philosophy that values human freedom and personal responsibility. Jean-Paul Sartre is the foremost existentialist. Other famous existentialist writers include Soren Kierkegaard (the "father of existentialism") Albert Camus, Freidrich Nietzsche, Franz Kafka, and Simone de Beauvior |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
