Literary terms

Question 1

Stanza

Answer 1

Arrangement of lines in a poem, kind of like a paragraph

Question 2

Juxtaposition

Answer 2

Putting 2 unlike things near each other to highlight contrasts

Question 3

Chiasmus

Answer 3

A reversal of the order of words in two phrases that are basically the same; a crossing

Question 4

Point of view

Answer 4

The position of the narrator in relation to the story/poem; narrator’s outlook from which the events are depicted

Question 5

Personification

Answer 5

Giving human qualities to non-human things

Question 6

Caesura

Answer 6

A break in the middle of a verse; a sense pause

Question 7

Simile

Answer 7

Comparing two things using “like” or “as”

Question 8

Imagery

Answer 8

Description of people, places, things, or events that is especially vivid

Question 9

Narrative distance

Answer 9

The “space” between a reader and an author. Deeply connected = small; not connected = large

Question 10

Repetition

Answer 10

The use of the same word or phrase multiple times

Question 11

English sonnet

Answer 11

14 line poem in iambic pentameter; 3 quatrains and a heroic couplet; used often by Shakespeare

Question 12

Metaphor

Answer 12

Comparison between two things saying that they are each other

Question 13

Assonance

Answer 13

Repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity

Question 14

Unreliable narrator

Answer 14

Credibility is compromised for some reason; not trustworthy in their rendition of events

Question 15

Anaphora

Answer 15

Repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases

Question 16

Italian sonnet

Answer 16

ABBA ABBA CDE CDE

Question 17

Conceit

Answer 17

Surprising or unconventional metaphor

Question 18

Consonance

Answer 18

Repetition of consonant sounds at the end of nearby words

Question 19

Volta

Answer 19

Dramatic shift in thought or emotion

Question 20

Anadiplosis

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Repetition of the last word in a phrase at the beginning of the next one

Question 21

Iambic pentameter

Answer 21

Unstressed stressed 5 times

Question 22

Asyndeton

Answer 22

Lack of conjunctions; serves to speed up the sentence

Question 23

Alliteration

Answer 23

Repetition of starting consonant sound in neighboring words

Question 24

Couplet

Answer 24

Two lines that usually rhyme

Question 25

End rhyme

Answer 25

Rhyme that occurs in the last syllables of verses

Question 26

Enjambment

Answer 26

Run-on sentence in poetry, serves to speed it up and heighten emotion

Question 27

Polysyndeton

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Having many conjunctions in a sentence, serves to slow down the pace and emphasize the words in the list

Question 28

Foil

Answer 28

A character who is presented as a contrast to another character to highlight each of their qualities

Question 29

Paradox

Answer 29

A statement that seems impossible, but actually holds some truth

Question 30

Rhythm and meter

Answer 30

A natural effect related to the setup of the poem, the way it flows

Iambic pentameter, etc.