Grade 10 English Literary Terms

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alliteration

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the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words or accented syllables

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consonance

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the repetition of similar final consonant sounds at the end of words or accented syllables

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image

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a word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses

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mood

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the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage

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simile

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a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between 2 subjects using like or as

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allusion

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a reference to a well known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

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dialogue

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a conversation between characters

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imagery

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the descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader

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narrative peom

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peom that tells a story in verses

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style

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includes word choice, tone, degree of formality, figurative language, rhythm, organization - in short, every feature of a writer's use of language

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anecdote

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a brief story about an interesting, amusing or strange event

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figurative language

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writing or speech not meant to be taken literally

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irony

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a contrast between what is stated and what is meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually happens

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onomatopoeia

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the use of words that imitate sound

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symbol

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anything that stands for or represents something else

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apostrophe

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a figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality, object, or idea

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free verse

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peotry that lacks a regular rhythmical pattern or meter

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journal

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daily autobiographical account of events and personal reactions

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oxymoron

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a figure of speech that combines two opposing or contradictary ideas

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theme

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a central message ro insight into life revealed by a literary work

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assonance

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the repetition of vowel sounds in conjunction with dissimilar consonant sounds

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hyperbole

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a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement, often used in comic effect

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personification

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a figure of speech in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics

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tone

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the writer's attitude toward his or her subject, character or audiences

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metaphor

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a figure of speech in which one thing is spken as though it was something else