Whan Flashcards
Alliteration
The repo took of constant sounds within close proximity, usually in consecutive words within the same sentence or line
Anthropomorphism
Where animals or inanimate objects are portrayed in a story as people such as by walking, talking, or being given arms, legs and/or facial features.
Blank verse
Non-rhyming poetry, usually written in iambic pentameter
Creative license
Exaggeration or alteration of objective facts or reality for the purpose of enhancing meaning in a fictional context
Dialogue
Where characters speak to one another; may often be used to substitute for exposition
Dramatic irony
Where the audience or reader is aware of something important, of which the characters in the story are not aware
Exposition
Where an author interrupts a story in order to explain something, usually to provide important background information
Figurative Language
Any use of language where the intended meaning differs from the actual literal meaning of the words themselves
Foreshadowing
Where future events in a story, or perhaps the outcome, are suggested by the author before they happen.
Hyperbole
A description which exaggerates
Iambic Pentameter
Poetry written with each line containing ten syllables, in five repetitions of a two-syllable pattern wherein the pronunciation emphasis is on the second syllable.
Imagery
Language which describes something in detail, using words to substitute for and create sensory stimulation, including visual imagery and sound imagery. Also refers to specific and recurring types of imagery and nature imagery
Irony
Where an event occurs which is unexpected and which is in absurd or mocking opposition to what is expected or appropriate. See also dramatic irony; verbal irony.
Metaphor
A direct relationship where one things or idea substitutes for another
Onomatopoeia
Where sounds are spelled out as words
Oxymoron
A contradiction in terms
Paradox
Where a situation is created which cannot possibly exist, because different elements of it cancel each other out.
Parallelism
Use of similar or identical language, structures, events, or ideas in different parts of a text.
Personification
Where inanimate objects or abstract concepts are seemingly endowed in human self-awareness
Personification 2
Where an abstract concept, such as a particular human behavior or a force of nature
Repetition
Where a specific word, phase or structure is repeated several times to emphasize a particular idea
Simile
An indirect relationship where one thing or idea is describe as being similar to another.
Symbolism
The use of specific objects or images to represent abstract ideas.
Verbal Irony
Where the meaning is intended to be the exact opposite of what the words actually mean
