Literature Trim 2 Flashcards
stanzas:
how poems are organized
narrative poetry:
tells a story
lyric poem:
tells feelings/emotion
free poem:
no fixed meter, rhyme, etc
rhyme:
repeating of end sounds
rhythm:
pattern of beats
meter:
predictable rythm
alliteration:
repeating of consonants
assonance:
what vowel sound is repeated
allusion:
a reference to someone/thing known from history, sports, etc
imagery:
use of language to provoke the past
perpetual:
forever
pretense:
a false show
minded:
take charge of
whimper:
soft cry
Author’s craft:
the way the author complains elements like purpose and character
text organization:
the way writers arrange words
time order:
exact order of events
compare and contrast:
what do people/things/ideas have in common
problem and solution:
what’s the problem and how it’s solved
cause and effect:
like a chain reaction. Someone does something then something happens
character traits go as 2 types:
indirect and direct character traits
direct character traits:
when the author tells you exactly and clearly how a character is
e.g) Sam is sloppy
indirect character traits:
describing a character through their actions
theme:
the message of a story, usually about lessons in books
stated theme:
expressed directly in the text
implied theme:
expressed gradually as the book goes on
Penn is…
a Quaker, who they promote peace and are vegetarians