terminology Flashcards
antithesis
a rhetorical device in which two opposing ideas are put together for a contrasting effect
alliteration
repetition of consonant sounds
assonance
repetition of vowel sounds
caesura
a break in a line of poetry
complete rhyme
words that rhyme at the end of lines
connotations
associations that words have for us
consonance
repetition of consonants in the middle of or at the end of words
end-stopped line
a line of poetry where the sentence pauses naturally
enjambment
continuation of a sentence in poetry from one line to the next without pause
eye rhyme
where words look as if they should rhyme but don’t
half rhyme
a rhyme created from part of the word
internal rhyme
occurs within the rhyme itself
verbal irony
saying one thing but meaning the reverse (sarcasm)
dramatic irony
when an audience perceives something that a character in a play does not
imagery
using language to create images
juxtaposition
the setting of things next to each other for literary effect
masculine rhymes
have one syllable
feminine rhymes
have two or more syllables
metaphor
a non literal comparison
onomatopoeia
the sound of the word imitates the original object
peropeteia
a turning point in the plot of a literary text
personification
giving non-human things human qualities
point of view
position adopted by the writer
