Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
alliteration
|
the repetition of similar sounds, usually consonants or consonant clusters, in a group of words
|
|
allusion
|
a reference in one work of literature to a person, place, or event in another work of literature or in history, art, or music
|
|
assonance
|
a repetition of similar vowel sounds, usually close together, in a group of words
|
|
ballad
|
a story told in verse and usually meant to be sung
|
|
epic
|
a long narrative poem that relates the deeds of a hero
|
|
rhyme scheme
|
the pattern of rhymes in a poem
|
|
personification
|
a figure of speech in which an animal, an object, a natural force, or an idea is given personality or described as if it were human
|
|
paradox
|
a situation or statement that has contradictory qualities
|
|
simile
|
a comparison made between 2 dissimilar things through the use of a specific word of comparison (like, as, than, or)
|
|
mataphor
|
a comparison between 2 unlike things with the intent of giving added meaning to one of them.
|
|
onomatopoeia
|
the use of a word whose sound is in some degree immitates or suggests its meaning
|
|
epithet
|
a descriptive adjective or phrase used to characterize someone or something
|
|
blank verse
|
verse written in unrhymed iambic pentameter, where each line usualy contains ten syllables and ever other syllable is stressed
|
|
setting
|
the time and place of action in a narrative
|
|
theme
|
the main idea or the basic meaning of a literary work
|