EOC 11th Grade American Literature Review Terms 25-48

Slant Rhyme

Also called a near rhyme, half rhyme, or off rhyme. The final consonant sounds are the same but the vowel sounds are different.

Consonance

Repeating consonant sounds at any point in a word

Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds

Rhyme Scheme

The pattern of rhymes in a poem

Free Verse

Follows no specific guidelines about rhyme, meter, or length

Narrative Poem

The main purpose is to tell a story

Allusion

An implied or indirect reference to a person, place, or thing that is fictitious, historical, or real

Synechdoche

A part is used to represent the whole or vice versa

Tragedy

A serious play that ends in disaster and sorrow

Comedy

A lighthearted play intended to amuse the audience

Theme

The central idea of a text

Denotation

The dictionary definition of a word

Connotation

A meaning or idea associated with a word

Dictionary

The best source for the definition and spelling of words

Encyclopedia

Reference book used to get more detailed information on subject areas

Thesaurus

Reference book for synonyms and related words

Narrative Writing

Tells a story

Descriptive Writing

Language to describe a person, place, or thing

Persuasive Writing

Designed to influence the reader's thoughts in some way

Expository Writing

Used to provide information on a topic or to explain something

Rhetorical Question

A question to which no answer is needed

Parallelism

The repetition of similar parts of a sentence or of several sentences to show that the phrases or sentences are of equal importance

Analogy

A comparison of two items, more extensive than a simile, often used to convey difficult ideas by comparing them to things or ideas most people know

Language

The words and phrases an author uses