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Term 1: Enjambment
Definition 1: "I think that I shall never see / A poem lovely as a tree."
Term 2: Caesura
Definition 2: "To err is human; || to forgive, divine."
Term 3: Meter
Definition 3: Shakespeare’s iambic pentameter: "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?"
Term 4: Foot
Definition 4: An iamb is "de-LIGHT".
Term 5: Rhyme Scheme
Definition 5: ABAB in "Roses are red, / Violets are blue, / Sugar is sweet, / And so are you."
Term 6: Volta
Definition 6: In a sonnet: "But then my state…"
Term 7: Sonnet
Definition 7: Shakespearean sonnets like Sonnet 18.
Term 8: Couplet
Definition 8: "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, / So long lives this, and this gives life to thee."
Term 9: Quatrain
Definition 9: First four lines of a Shakespearean sonnet.
Term 10: Sibilance
Definition 10: "Softly sighing silver seas."
Term 11: Alliteration
Definition 11: "Peter Piper picked a peck…"
Term 12: Assonance
Definition 12: "Try to light the fire."
Term 13: Consonance
Definition 13: "Pitter-patter."
Term 14: Refrain
Definition 14: "Nevermore" in Poe’s "The Raven."
Term 15: Persona
Definition 15: Browning’s "My Last Duchess."
Term 16: Elegy
Definition 16: "O Captain! My Captain!" by Whitman.
Term 17: Ode
Definition 17: "Ode to a Nightingale" by Keats.
Term 18: Imagery
Definition 18: "A host, of golden daffodils…"
Term 19: Symbolism
Definition 19: A rose for love.
Term 20: Allegory
Definition 20: "The Faerie Queene" by Spenser.
Term 21: Metaphor
Definition 21: "Time is a thief."
Term 22: Simile
Definition 22: "As brave as a lion."
Term 23: Hyperbole
Definition 23: "I’ve told you a million times."
Term 24: Irony
Definition 24: A fire station burns down.
Term 25: Personification
Definition 25: "The wind whispered through trees."
Term 26: Anaphora
Definition 26: "I have a dream…" repeated in MLK’s speech.
Term 27: Epiphora
Definition 27: "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil."
Term 28: Free Verse
Definition 28: Many poems by Walt Whitman.
Term 29: Blank Verse
Definition 29: Much of Shakespeare’s plays.
Term 30: Apostrophe
Definition 30: "O Death, where is thy sting?"
Term 31: Conceit
Definition 31: Comparing love to a compass in Donne’s poetry.
Term 32: Ekphrasis
Definition 32: Keats’ "Ode on a Grecian Urn."
Term 33: Soliloquy
Definition 33: Hamlet’s "To be, or not to be…"
Term 34: Aside
Definition 34: Iago’s asides in Othello.
Term 35: Monologue
Definition 35: Portia’s speech in "The Merchant of Venice."
Term 36: Dramatic Irony
Definition 36: Oedipus doesn’t know his true identity.
Term 37: Stage Directions
Definition 37: [Exit pursued by a bear] in "The Winter’s Tale."
Term 38: Chorus
Definition 38: The chorus in Greek tragedy.
Term 39: Prologue
Definition 39: Chorus in "Romeo and Juliet."
Term 40: Epilogue
Definition 40: Puck’s speech in "A Midsummer Night’s Dream."
Term 41: Dénouement
Definition 41: Fortinbras arriving at the end of "Hamlet."
Term 42: Catharsis
Definition 42: Audience feels pity for Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman."
Term 43: Foil
Definition 43: Laertes as a foil to Hamlet.
Term 44: Conflict
Definition 44: Macbeth’s ambition vs. morality.
Term 45: Tragic Flaw (Hamartia)
Definition 45: Othello’s jealousy.
Term 46: Exposition
Definition 46: Opening scene of "The Crucible."
Term 47: Rising Action
Definition 47: Macbeth’s rise to power.
Term 48: Climax
Definition 48: Caesar’s assassination in "Julius Caesar."
Term 49: Falling Action
Definition 49: Antony and Octavius’s takeover post-assassination.
Term 50: Comic Relief
Definition 50: The Porter in "Macbeth."
Term 51: Blocking
Definition 51: Strategic movement during arguments in "A Doll’s House."
Term 52: Breaking the Fourth Wall
Definition 52: Characters in "Our Town."
Term 53: Gesture
Definition 53: Nora slamming the door in "A Doll’s House."
Term 54: Motif
Definition 54: Blood in "Macbeth."
Term 55: Symbolism
Definition 55: The glass unicorn in "The Glass Menagerie."
Term 56: Lighting
Definition 56: Spotlight on Blanche in "A Streetcar Named Desire."
Term 57: Sound Effects
Definition 57: Thunder in "King Lear."
Term 58: Props
Definition 58: The letter in "The Importance of Being Earnest."
Term 59: Costume
Definition 59: Period dress in "Antigone."
Term 60: Pacing
Definition 60: Tension building in courtroom scenes.
Term 61: Subtext
Definition 61: Polite words with hostile intentions in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Term 62: Tone
Definition 62: Sarcastic tone in Wilde’s plays.
Term 63: Dialogue
Definition 63: Banter in Shakespeare’s comedies.
Term 64: Silence
Definition 64: Pregnant silences in Pinter’s plays.
Term 65: Narrative Voice
Definition 65: First-person in "The Catcher in the Rye."
Term 66: Unreliable Narrator
Definition 66: The narrator in "The Tell-Tale Heart."
Term 67: Free Indirect Discourse
Definition 67: Used in Jane Austen’s novels.
Term 68: Stream of Consciousness
Definition 68: "Ulysses" by James Joyce.
Term 69: Foreshadowing
Definition 69: The witches’ prophecies in "Macbeth."
Term 70: Flashback
Definition 70: "Beloved" by Toni Morrison.
Term 71: Setting
Definition 71: 1920s New York in "The Great Gatsby."
Term 72: Mood
Definition 72: Gloomy in "Wuthering Heights."
Term 73: Tone
Definition 73: Satirical tone in "Animal Farm."
Term 74: Characterization
Definition 74: Scout’s growth in "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Term 75: Direct Characterization
Definition 75: "She was kind and generous."
Term 76: Indirect Characterization
Definition 76: "She gave her last dollar to the beggar."
Term 77: Protagonist
Definition 77: Harry Potter in the "Harry Potter" series.
Term 78: Antagonist
Definition 78: Voldemort in "Harry Potter."
Term 79: Internal Conflict
Definition 79: Hamlet’s indecision.
Term 80: External Conflict
Definition 80: Man vs. society in "The Handmaid’s Tale."
Term 81: Allegory
Definition 81: "Animal Farm" as a political allegory.
Term 82: Motif
Definition 82: Eyes in "The Great Gatsby."
Term 83: Symbolism
Definition 83: The conch in "Lord of the Flies."
Term 84: Imagery
Definition 84: "The sun dipped below the horizon, bathing the sky in crimson."
Term 85: Irony
Definition 85: A lifeguard drowning.
Term 86: Theme
Definition 86: Isolation in "Frankenstein."
Term 87: Diction
Definition 87: Formal vs. colloquial diction in "Pride and Prejudice."
Term 88: Syntax
Definition 88: Long, winding sentences in Faulkner’s writing.
Term 89: Juxtaposition
Definition 89: Beauty and decay in "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
Term 90: Epiphany
Definition 90: Stephen in "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man."
Term 91: Pathetic Fallacy
Definition 91: Storm during a character’s turmoil.
Term 92: Pacing
Definition 92: Fast pacing in thrillers like "The Da Vinci Code."
Term 93: Suspense
Definition 93: "Gone Girl" maintains suspense throughout.
Term 94: Dialogue
Definition 94: Realistic and revealing in "Of Mice and Men."
Term 95: Foil Character
Definition 95: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Term 96: Archetype
Definition 96: The Hero’s Journey in "The Hobbit."
Term 97: Anecdote
Definition 97: Orwell uses personal anecdotes in "Shooting an Elephant."
Term 98: Rhetorical Question
Definition 98: "Is this the kind of world we want to live in?"
Term 99: Statistics
Definition 99: "70% of readers agree with this statement."
Term 100: Ethos
Definition 100: Referencing expert opinions or credentials.
Term 101: Pathos
Definition 101: Describing suffering children to evoke sympathy.
Term 102: Logos
Definition 102: Using cause-and-effect reasoning.
Term 103: Juxtaposition
Definition 103: Rich and poor living side by side.
Term 104: Allusion
Definition 104: Referencing the Bible or Shakespeare.
Term 105: Hyperbole
Definition 105: "I’ve told you a million times!"
Term 106: Understatement
Definition 106: Saying "It’s just a scratch" when it’s a serious wound.
Term 107: Irony
Definition 107: Praising a messy room as "just perfect."
Term 108: Parallelism
Definition 108: "We will fight on the beaches, we will fight on the landing grounds…"
Term 109: Repetition
Definition 109: "We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on…"
Term 110: Diction
Definition 110: Formal diction in academic writing.
Term 111: Syntax
Definition 111: Short sentences for impact.
Term 112: Tone
Definition 112: Sarcastic tone in satire.
Term 113: Mood
Definition 113: Somber mood in war reportage.
Term 114: Alliteration
Definition 114: "Big, bold, and brave decisions."
Term 115: Assonance
Definition 115: "The early bird catches the worm."
Term 116: Imagery
Definition 116: "The acrid scent of smoke stung his nostrils."
Term 117: Analogy
Definition 117: "Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog."
Term 118: Cause and Effect
Definition 118: "Due to climate change, sea levels are rising."
Term 119: Concession
Definition 119: "While it’s true that…, it is also important that…"
Term 120: Refutation
Definition 120: "Some say X, but evidence shows Y."
Term 121: Enumeration
Definition 121: "We need food, water, shelter, and safety."
Term 122: undefined
Definition 122: "Gonna, kinda