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| The use of the repetition of initial consonant sounds. |
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| A reference to a well-known literary work or event. |
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| An extended comparison between two or more things. |
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| The rhyming or repetition of vowel sounds. |
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| A natural pause in the middle of a line of poetry. |
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| An unusual and surprising comparison |
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| A struggle between opposing forces |
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| Associations that a word cals to mind |
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| Repetition of final consonant sounds |
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| The literal meaning of a word |
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| A solemn and formal lyric poem about death |
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| An poem memoralizing the life of someone or something; an inscription written on a tomb |
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| A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement |
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| A word or phrase that appeals to the senses |
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| Descriptive language used in literature |
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| Involving a surprising or amusing connections; the opposite of what is expected |
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| A figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else |
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| A long, formal lyric poem with a serious theme |
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| The use of words that sound like the thing they refer to; buzz, bang, crash |
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| A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear together; bittersweet, little giant, happy grief |
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| A humorous imitation of another work |
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| Nonhuman subject is given human characteristics |
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| Writing that ridicules a group/ concept/ organization/ to get others to recognize fualt in what is being saterized |
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| A character alone on stage revealing his/ her inner most thoughts- not directly to the audience as with an aside. |
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| Fouteen line poems; Shakspearean/ Italian |
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| A group of lines in a poem |
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| The central idea, concern, or purpose in a literary work |
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| The writer's attitude toward the reader and subject; the mood |
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| A figure of speech which is used to substitute for another; crown for royalty |
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| Using or interpreting words in their usual or most basic sense |
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| A story, poem, song, or picture that contians a hidden message |
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| A form of a language used in a certain region or by a particular social group |
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| A particular feeling or atmosphere that a poet may to to invoke in the reader. |
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