English final semester 2 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Sonnet
a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
Iambic pentameter
poetic meter made up of 5 stressed syllables followed by an unstressed syllable
Blank verse
Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
Metaphor
A comparison without using like or as
Simile
A comparison using “like” or “as”
Allusion
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
Pun
a humorous play on words
Paradox
a statement that seems false but is actually true
Personification
the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
Aside
a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
Dramatic irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn’t
situational irony
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
Couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
foil
A character who acts as a contrast to another character
Foreshadowing
A warning or indication of a future event
Soliloquy
A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage
Monologue
A long speech made by one performer or by one person in a group.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
Rhyme
Repetition of sounds at the end of words
Rhthym
repeated pattern of sound or movement.
Tone
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Diction
A writer’s or speaker’s choice of words
imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
