vocab- foreshadowing/ode

Foreshadowing

a plot device in which the author presents clues about something that will happen later in the

narrative; often used to create suspense.

free verse

a poem in which the only necessary distinction between the poem and prose is the division into lines:

there is no set meter, rhyme scheme, or stanzaic form.

Hubris:

excessive pride that may be the cause of a character's downfall.

Hyperbole:

exaggeration for the purpose of humor or emphasis; may be referred to as overstatement.

Iambic pentameter:

a line of poetry made up ten syllables divided into five iambs (one unaccented syllable followed

by an accented syllable); common meter in poetry, particularly sonnets.

Imagery:

language that appeals to the senses; may be visual (sight), auditory (sound), olfactory (smell), gustatory

(taste), tactile (external touch), organic (internal sensation, like nausea or thirst), kinesthetic (movement).

Incongruity:

a comedic device in which there is some sort of "gap" or something that does not quite fit.

Indirect characterization:

method of describing a character in which the author shows what a character is like

by describing the character's words or actions in such a way that readers can infer their traits.

Irony:

general term for a mismatch between appearance and reality, expectations and fulfillment, and/or what

happens and what would seem appropriate in that situation.

Dramatic irony

occurs when the audience knows something that a character does not know.

Situational irony

occurs when what happens is the opposite of what is expected or what would seem

appropriate.

Verbal irony

occurs when a character says the opposite of what he or she means; the reader is intended to

understand that this is not how the character feels (it is not a lie intended to deceive).

Juxtaposition:

the placement of two things, characters, or ideas next to one another for the purpose of comparison

and contrast.

Ode:

a formal, often ceremonious, lyric poem written in praise of a person, place, thing, or idea.

Lyric poem:

a poem expressing feelings and emotions; it tends to be short and is not usually a narrative, but it tends

to have some element of musicality.

Metaphor:

a comparison between two unlike things in which instead of being directly expressed, the figurative term is

substituted for or identified with the literal term.

Meter:

Meter: means of measuring and describing rhythmic language; involves arranging the accents of language into

apparently equal intervals of time; described by the type of foot

Metonymy:

a type of figurative language in which something closely related is substituted for the thing actually meant.

Mood:

the feelings evoked in readers through a poem's diction and imagery; sometimes referred to as "atmosphere."

Motif:

a repeated image, idea, or symbol that helps to reveal a text's theme.