English Literary Vocab From Etheredge

Front 1

A reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, or some other field of knowledge

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Allusion

Front 2

a comparison of two things to show that they are alike in certain respects

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analogy

Front 3

the repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another

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alliteration

Front 4

a figure of speech when a speaker directly addresses an absent or dead person, deity, an abstract quality, or something nonhuman as if it were present and capable of reasoning

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apostrophe

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a pattern that appears in literature across cultures and is repeated through the ages; can be a character, a plot, an image, or a setting

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archetype

Front 6

the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds in words that are close together

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assonance

Front 7

literary technique in which the writer connects numerous ideas without using conjunctions

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asyndeton

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a lengthy list, often of gods, heroes, weapons, or geographical features, in an epic poem

Back 8

catalog

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two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

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couplet

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the use of run-on lines to complete a though from one line of verse to the next. Enhances the flow of a poem's languages and prevents strict rhyme scheme or rhythm from sounding predictable and rigid

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enjambment