English Flashcards
Sonnet
A fourteen-line poem
Iambic pentameter
An unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
Blank verse
An unrhymed play
Metaphor
A comparison between two things without using like or as.
Simile
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
AIllusion
Refers to an outside work of literature or historical event or art.
Pun
A fun play on words.
Paradox
A statement that seems false but is true.
Personification
Giving human traits to nonhuman objects.
Aside
When a character talks that only the audience can hear.
Dramatic irony
When the reader knows something that the characters are unaware of
Situational irony
When the outcome is different than what was expected
Couplet
The last two lines of a sonnet.
Foil
A character whose personality is the opposite of another.
Foreshadowing
Hints/clues of what will occur later in the story
Soliloquy
A monologue that is delivered when the character is alone on stage.
Monologue
Long speech made by a character
Oxymoron
Two words that contrast each other.
Hyperbole
An exaggerated expression.
Rhyme
Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words.
Rhythm
A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
Tone
The writer’s attitude toward the subject
Diction
Word choice
Imagery
Visually descriptive
