Unit 2 Literary Terms Flashcards
Inverted word order for emphasis, rhyme, or rhythm
Anastrophe
Figurative language in which a part is used for the whole or the whole is used for a part
Synecdoche
The arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
Rhythm
A term used to describe a contrast between what appears to be and what really is
Irony
When a character says one thing but means something else
Verbal irony
An occurrence that is different from what is expected
Irony of situation
When there is a contradiction between what the audience knows to be true and what the character thinks to be true.
Dramatic irony
A fact is expressed less emphatically than it could be
Understatement
Method used to describe character by revealing physical traits and personality
Characterization
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration
Repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds
Assonance
Repetition of similar consonant sounds preceded by different vowel sounds
Consonance
Words who sounds imitate the natural sounds of things or animals
Onomatopoeia
Verse written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Blank verse
Unrhymed verse that has either no metrical pattern or an irregular pattern
Free verse
A break or pause in a line of poetry which contributes to the rhythm of the poem
Caesura
Rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry
Internal rhyme
A tale in prose or verse in which characters, actions, or settings, represents abstract ideas or moral qualities— has two meanings, a literal and symbolic meaning
Allegory
Any object, person, thing, or action that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something larger than itself such as a quality, an attitude, a belief or a value.
Symbols
A word or expression that is not meant to be interpreted in a literal sense
Figure of speech
A figure of speech using exaggeration or overstatement for special effect
Hyperbole
A figure of speech in which something very closely associated with a thing is used to stand for or represent the thing itself
Metonymy
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory ideas
Oxymoron
Traditional songs, myths, fairy tales, legends, fables, proverbs, and riddles I composed anonymously and either written of passed down orally
Folklore
A struggle between to opposing forces or characters in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem.
Conflict
Between two persons, a person and nature, a person and society
External conflict
Between two elements struggling for mastery within a person
Internal conflict
The representation of an animal, Inanimate object, or ideas as a human being by giving it human qualities
Personification
A movement or tendency in art, literature, and music reflecting the principles manifested in the art of Ancient Greece and Rome. It emphasizes the traditional and the universal, placing value on reason, balance, order, and clarity.
Classicism
A movement that flourished in literature, philosophy, art, and music in western culture during most of the 19th century, beginning as a revolt against classicism. It essentially upholds the feeling and the imagination over reason and fact. It favors the picturesque, the emotional, the exotic, and the mysterious.
Romanticism
Conventional character, plot, or setting
Stereotype
