Literary Devices: Poetry Terms

Alliteration = The repetition of initial consonant sounds in adjacent words. Dramatic Irony = When the reader or audience member knows something that a character does not. Enjambment = A pause within a line of poetry, indicated by punctuation. Caesura = When a line of poetry continues onto the next line without any punctuation.

Allusion = The cleansing or purging of emotion in or caused by a literary work. Catharsis = A reference to something outside a text. Connotation = The repetition of vowel sounds in adjacent words. Assonance = The associated feelings or ideas that a particular word evokes.

Closed Form Poetry = Poetry that sticks to predictable patterns and structures. Dynamic Character = A character who contrasts with the protagonist. Foil = A character who undergoes a significant character change throughout a narrative. Epiphany = Sudden realization or discovery of the truth or meaning of things.

<p>Flashback = A character who contrasts with the protagonist. Dramatic Irony = A scene that interrupts the established linear narrative of a text. Foil = When the reader or audience member knows something that a character does not. Enjambment = A scene that interrupts the established linear narrative of a text.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diction = The author's choice of words. Connotation = The association of feelings or ideas with a particular word. Allusion = The repetition of vowel sounds in adjacent words. Assonance = The author's choice of words to evoke a particular feeling or idea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Epiphany = A character who undergoes a significant character change throughout a narrative. Dynamic Character = Sudden realization or discovery of the truth or meaning of things. Foil = A scene that interrupts the established linear narrative of a text. Flashback = A character who contrasts with the protagonist.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hyperbole = The act of contrasting two objects or images side by side and studying the effects of this contrast. Juxtaposition = The use of extravagant exaggeration for a figurative effect. Imagery = A tangible object that represents something intangible or abstract. Symbol = The sensory images contained in or evoked by a text</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>1st Person POV = The narrator speaks directly to the reader and gives directions. 2nd Person POV = The narrator is a character in the story and uses 'I' and 'my' language. 3rd Person Limited POV = The narrator is outside of the story and has insight into multiple characters. 3rd Person Omniscient POV = The narrator is outside of the story but has insight into a main character.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Paradox = A statement that must be both true and untrue at the same time. Open Form Poetry = The arrangement of words in a line of poetry or in a sentence of prose. Syntax = A type of poetry that does not follow expected or predictable patterns. In Medias Res = A narrative that starts in the middle of the plot as opposed to its exposition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Metaphor = A direct comparison between two unlike things using words like 'like', 'as', 'than', or 'resembles'. Simile = A subtle or implied comparison between two unlike things. Personification = The act of giving human qualities to a non-human object, emotion, or entity. Juxtaposition = The voice or persona telling a story.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Situational Irony = A type of narrative that starts in the middle of the plot. In Medias Res = When the expected action is turned on its head and the opposite happens instead. Static Character = A character that remains unchanged throughout the course of a narrative. Setting = The time and place of a story, including historical and cultural background.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Perspective = How a narrator, character, or speaker understands their circumstances, informed by background, personality traits, biases, and relationships. Point of View = A tangible object that represents something intangible or abstract. Symbol = The voice or persona telling a story. Narrator = The way a story is told, including the perspective used.</p> Signup and view all the answers