Experiencing Literature Midterm vocabulary

Anaphora

Repetition of a word or words at the beginning a successive phrase, clauses or lines to create a sonic effect

Parallelism

the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way

Repetition

word or phrase for poetic or literary effect repeating

Imagery

writing with senses, using sounds, smell, sight, touch, taste

Denotation

literal or dictionary definition of a word

Connotation

attitudes and feelings associated with a word

Metaphor

comparing two things without using like or as

Simile

comparing two things using like or as

allegory

story, poem, picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, moral or political one

Personification

animal/ inanimate object human qualities or emotions

Rhyme

correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words

Enjambment

using line breaks to emphasize or denote certain meaning to create a pause for an intended effect

Theme

the subject of a talk/ piece of writing/persons thoughts exhibitions a topic

Tone

General character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation

Freytag’s pyramid

narrtive structure that breaks down the story plot and arc

plot

main events of a play, novel, movie, similar work devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence

first person

writing style and verbs used to describe the speaker or writer

second person

your perspective, second person pronouns, you, your, yours, yourself

third person

someone or something other than the speaker or audience