Vocab List 6

anachronism

something out of the proper time

antithesis

the opposition or contrast of ideas; the direct opposite.

classical

express dominance of form over content or emotion; usually referring to the classics

diction

word choice of the writer

dramatic irony

when the reader or audience knows something a character does not

flashback

section that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier

incongruity

a juxtaposition of incompatible or opposite elements

laureate

one especially singled out because of distinctive achievement

metaphor

comparison not using like or as

novella

a serious fictional form that is somewhere between the novel and the short story in length

parenthetical

a comment that interrupts the immediate subject, often to qualify or explain

rhyme

sounds accented vowels and all succeeding sounds that are identical

end rhyme scheme

a rhyme that occurs in the last syllables of verses

slant rhyme

rhyme in which the vowel sounds are nearly, but not exactly the same (i.e. the words "stress" and "kiss")

internal rhyme

rhyme that occurs within a line, rather than at the end

eye rhyme

a similarity between words in spelling but not in pronunciation

simile

A comparison using "like" or "as"