This is the regular pattern of rhyme found at the ends of lines in poems.

Rhyme schemeRhyme scheme

This can be added to the beginning of a word to change the word's meaning.

prefixprefix

This is the use of words that sound like the noises they describe.

Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia

This is the rhythm or regular sound pattern in a piece of poetry.

rhymerhyme

This is a direct comparison of two things, in which they are said to be (in some sense) the same thing

metaphormetaphor

This is an account of the personal experiences of an author.

memoirmemoir

This is the central and most important idea of a reading passage.

Main ideaMain idea

This is a highly musical verse that expresses the observation and feelings of a single speaker

Lyric poemLyric poem

This is extreme exaggeration used in a literary work.

hyperbolehyperbolehyperbolehyperbole

This is poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme, meter, or form.

free versefree verse

This is the use of hints in written works about what will happen later

foreshadowingforeshadowing

This is the form of poetry that cannot be changed. Ex: Haiku and sonnet

Fixed formFixed form

This is writing that tells about imaginary characters and events

fictionfiction

This is the repetition of similar sounds that comes at the ends of lines of poetry

End rhymeEnd rhyme

This is a poem that makes use of the techniques of drama

Dramatic poemDramatic poemDramatic poemDramatic poem

This is when we analyze a spoken or written word to discover its pronunciation or meaning.

decodedecode

This is the main problem in a literary work.

conflictconflict

This is the part of the plot where the conflict and tension reach a peak

climaxclimax

This is poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.

Blank verseBlank verse

The story of a person's life written by another person.

biographybiographybiographybiography

This is the story of a person's life written by that person.

autobiographyautobiography

This is the reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, or religion with which a reader is likely to be familiar

allusionallusion

This is the repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.

alliterationalliteration

This is whoever will be reading or listening to a piece of work/speech.

audienceaudience

This is the part of the plot that introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation.

expositionexposition

This is the attitude that an author takes toward the audience, the subject, or a character.

tonetone

This is the message, usually about life or society, that an author wishes to convey through a literary

work.

themetheme

This is the feeling that an author wants readers to have while reading.

moodmood

This is an article in a publication or a commentary on television or radio expressing the opinion of its editors, publishers, station, or

network.

editorialeditorial

This is the dictionary definition of a word.

denotationdenotation

This is a brief story about an interesting incident.

anecdoteanecdoteanecdoteanecdote

added to the end of a word to change meaning

suffixsuffix

This is a group of related lines in a poem

stanzastanza

This is a fourteen-line lyric poem

sonnetsonnet

This is a comparison of two unlike things using the terms "like" or "as".

similesimile

This is the time and place in which a literary work happens.

settingsetting

the part of the word after all affixes have been removed

Root (base) wordRoot (base) wordRoot (base) wordRoot (base) word

This is a word that has the same or This is a word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another almost the same meaning as another

word or phrase word or phrase

synonymsynonym

This refers to the ordering of words in This refers to the ordering of words in a sentence.a sentence.

syntaxsyntax

This is a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun.

gerundgerundgerundgerund

This results when two or more independent clauses are joined by a comma without a coordinating conjunction.

Comma spliceComma splice

This is a word or phrase that means the opposite of another word or phrase.

antonymantonym

Writing that is real or trueWriting that is real or true

nonfictionnonfiction

An expression that is An expression that is characteristic of a region, characteristic of a region,

community, or class of peoplecommunity, or class of people

idiomidiom

The dictionary meaning of The dictionary meaning of a worda word

denotationdenotation

When feelings or emotions When feelings or emotions are associated with a wordare associated with a word

ConnotationConnotation

Telling a story that has Telling a story that has already happenedalready happened

flashbackflashback

Author’s choice of wordsAuthor’s choice of words

dictiondiction

A speech in a play that is A speech in a play that is addressed to another addressed to another

charactercharacter

monologuemonologue

A long speech given alone A long speech given alone on stage on stage

Soliloquy Soliloquy

Language that goes beyond Language that goes beyond the literal meaning of wordsthe literal meaning of words

Figurative languageFigurative language