lit terms
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
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