Lit Terms 16-30 Flashcards
alliteration
the repition of initial sounds in consecutive words within a line of poetry
ambivalence
present when people have contradictory attitudes or emotions toward the same things or person at the same time
assonance
the repition of vowel sounds not in the initial position within a line of poetry
cacophony
a harsh, unpleasant combination of sounds or tones
consonance
the repition of consonant sounds not in the initial position within a line of poetry
end-stopped lines
lines of poetry in whihc both the grammatical structure and the sense reach completion at the end of the line
enjambment
employment of run-on lines which carry the completion of a statement from one line to another without rhetorical pause
euphony
the combinations of sounds and words which are pleasant to the ear
free verse
poetry that does not contain consistent meter or rhyme schemes
lyric poem
a brief (less than 60 lines) subjective poem strongly marked by imagination, melody, and emotions, which creates for the reader a single, unified impression
monologue
an extended speech by one person
parallelism
a structural arrangement of parts of a sentence, paragraphs, and larger units of composition by which one element of equal importance with another is equally developed and similarly phrased
personification
the endowment of animals, ideas, abstractions, and inanimate objects with human form, character, or sensibilites
soliloquy
an author’s method of disclosing the secret or inner thoughts of a character by having him speak his thoughts aloud to himself while alone on stage
style
the arrangement of words in a manner which at once best expresses the individuality of the author and the idea and the intent in his or her mind; an author’s distinctive manner of expression
