diction - the choice and use of words and phrases in speech and writing

connotaion- an idea or feeling that a word invokes

formal- does not use colloquialisms, contractions, or first person

informal- more casual

diction slang- contains words that are specific to a region and time

colloquial- used in ordinary/familair conversation

abstract- words that do not appeal imaginatively

concrete- the use of words for their literal meaning that often appeal to the senses

figure of speech- a word or phrase used in a non-literal sense

simile- comparasion using like or as

metaphor- comparasion not using like and and

Personification- human atributes to objects

analogy- a comparasion between two things ex. as busy as a bee

extended metaphor- really long metaphot

overstatement- stateing something too strongly

hyperbole- exaggerated statement

understatement- not dramatic enough

paradox- self-contradictory statement

irony- something other than the literal meaning

verbal irony- a speaker’s intention is the opposite of what they’re saying

imagery- visually descriptive

syntax- arrangement of words and phrases to create sentences

simple and direct sentences- most basic elements that make a sentence

cumulative and periodic sentences- main idea come first followed by dependent clasuse and phrases

Tone- mood implied by word choice

mood- atmosphere of the story

free verse- nonmetric nonrhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythm of speech

rhyme-repetiton of syllables

end rhyme- last syllables of verses

internal rhyme- rhyme between a word within a line and another word either at the end of the same line or within another line

eye rhyme- an imperfect rhyme in which two words are spelled similarly but pronounced differently

near rhyme- two words that have only their final consonant sounds and no preceding vowel or consonant sounds in common

Quatrain- a piece of verse complete in four rhymed lines

couplets- a pair of end-rhymed lines or verse that are self-contained in grammatrical structure and meaning

rhythm- stresses within a line or verse

blank verse- unrhymed but metered lines

italian sonnet- octave rhyming abba abba and a setstetrhyling of any various patterns

petrarchan sonnet- a sonnet form associated with the poet petrarch, having an octave

rhyming a b b a a b b a and a sestet rhyming

shakespearean sonnet- composed of 14 lines, and most are divided into three quatrains and a final, concluding couplet, rhyming abab cdcd efef gg

elegy- meditative lyric poem lamenting the death of someone

lyric- collection of verses and choruses

ode- celebrates a person

Vilanelle- french verse consisting of five three-line stanzas and a final quatrain, with the first and third lines of the first stanza repeating alternateky in the following stanzas

enjambment- continuation from one line to the next

alliteration- repetion of sound in beginning

assonance- the repetition of vowel sounds

denouement- final outcome

in media’s res- technical term, in the middle of things

bilsdungsroman- story from formative years

round character- complex, undergo development

flat character- uncomplicated, do not change

stock characters- recognizable characters

dramatic irony - audience knows more than character