Poetry Flashcards
(35 cards)
Reference to a statement, person, place, or an event from literature, history, religion, ect.
Allusion
Person place thing or event that stands for itself and something beyond itself
Symbol
The use of clues o hint at events that will occurs latter in the plot
Foreshadowing
A scene that stops the present action and shows what happened at an earlier time
Flashback
Language that appeals to the senses
Imagery
Word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and not meant to be understood on a literal level
Figurative language
Makes a comparison between two unlike things without using the things like, as, then, or resembles
Metaphor
Makes a comparison between two unlike things using like, as, than, or resembles
Simile
Metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human
Personification
Two opposite words that are used to create an unlikely description
Oxymoron
Figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotions or to create a comic effect
Hyperbole
When the audience or reader knows something that a character in the play or story does not know
Dramatic irony
When there is a contrast between what wold seem appropriate and what really happened
Situational irony
When the writer or speaker says one hing but means something completely different
Verbal irony
One person given a long speech
Monologue
One person giving a long speech ( as there thoughts )
Soliloquy
One person giving a short speech ( as there thoughts )
Aside
The most important or central thought
Main idea
A subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition topic
Theme
Religion of the beginning consonant
Alliteration
Repetition of middle vowel
Assonance
Repetition of end consonance
Consonance
A formation of a word by imitating its sound made by or assonance with its referent
Onomatopoeia
Regular writing
Prose
