Terms 2 Flashcards
Characterization
The creation of imaginary persons by an author so that they seem
lifelike
Direct Characterization
the writer tells the reader what a character is like
Indirect Characterization
the writer shows the reader what a character is like through
his/her dialogue and/or actions or through other characters
Colloquialism
An expression used in informal conversation but not accepted universally
in formal speech or writing
Satire
mode of writing that exposes the failings of individuals, institutions, or societies
to ridicule and scorn
Simile
A figure of speech in which a similarity between two objects is directly expressed,
most often introduced by words such as like, as, compare, liken, resemble, etc.
Understatement
to represent with restraint; to say less than is meant
Run-on line (Enjambment)
a line that has no natural speech pause at its end, allow the
sense to flow uninterruptedly into the succeeding lin
Stanza
A group of lines whose metrical pattern (and usually rhyme scheme) is repeated
throughout the poem
Refrain
A repeated word, phrase, line, or group of lines normally at some fixed position in
a poem written in stanzaic form
Rhyme
The repetition of accented vowel sounds and all succeeding sounds in important
or importantly positioned words
End Rhyme
Rhymes that occur at the ends of the lines
Internal Rhyme
A rhyme in which one or both of the rhyme words occur(s) within the
line
Rhyme Scheme
A fixed pattern of rhymes characterizing a whole poem or its stanzas
Couplet
Two successive lines (of poetry), usually of the same meter, linked by Rhyme
