Anglo-Saxon Terms Flashcards
Alliteration
Repetition of the initial constant sound
Style
A writers typical way of writing
Simile
Comparison of 2 things using like or as
Assonance
Repetition of vowels within a word
(Sounds the same when pronounced)
Ex: BACK HAT or FOOT COOK
Metaphor
One thing that is spoken of as if it was something else
Ex: she is a summers morning
Refrain
Repeated line or group of lines atthe end of a stanza
It places emphasis
Allusion
Reference to another literary of biblical work
Types: classical-Greek/Roman Mythology
biblical
Personification
Non human things given human qualities
Ex: the sun tiptoed over the mountains
Caesura
Pause within a line
***the pause is used for dramatic effect and for breathe for storytellers
Epic
Long narrative poem about heroes and their journeys
Lyric
Shows thoughts and feelings of the speaker; set to music
Foreshadowing
Clues that suggest something else will happen
Kenning
2 or more words that take the place of of another
Ex: King
Lord of all men
Genre
Category of literary composition that are similar
Irony
Contradiction
Types:
verbal-what is being said
situational-audience expects one thing and sees another
dramatic- the audience knows
