Alliteration

1. Alliteration

2. Repetition of the initial consonant sounds at the beginning of words

3. Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. Edgar Allan Poe, from The Raven

4. Allusion

5. An indirect reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, or religion with which a reader is likely to be familiar.

6. In “Speech in the Virginia Convention”, Patrick Henry warns colonists not to be “betrayed with a kiss” – an allusion to the apostle Judas, who betrayed Jesus by kissing him.

7. Argument

8. The logical, systematic presentation of reasoning and supporting evidence that proves the validity of a statement or position.

9. Assonance

10. The repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in two or more stressed syllables.

11. Along the window-sill, the lipstick stubsGlittered in their steel shells. Rita Dove , from “Adolescence - III”

12. Ballad

13. A rhymed, songlike poem that tells a story, often dealing with adventure or romance.

14. Blank Verse

15. Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter.

16. I let my neighbor know beyond the hill;And on a day we met to walk the lineAnd set the wall between us once again. - Robert Frost, from “Mending Wall”

17. Characters

18. People or animals who take part in a literary work.

19. Main characters Minor charactersStatic charactersDynamic characters

20. Consonance

21. The repetition in two or more words of final consonants in stressed syllables that are preceded by different vowel sounds.

22. Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door. -Edgar Allan Poe, from “The Raven”

23. Diary

24. A daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations.

25. End Rhyme

26. The repetition of similar sounds that come at the end of lines of poetry.

27. Essay

28. A short, nonfiction work about a particular subject.

29. Evidence

30. Information that supports a generalization.

31. Extended Metaphor

32. A sustained comparison in which a subject is written or spoken of as if it were something else.

33. “Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all - … - Emily Dickinson, from “‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers -

34. Figurative Language

35. Goes beyond the literal meanings of words to create special effects or feelings.

36. Every few yearsTia Chucha would visit the familyin a tornado of songand open us upas if we were an overripe avocado. - Luis Rodriguez, from “Tia Chucha”

37. Foreshadowing

38. The use of hints in written works about what will happen later.

39. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment the former rivalry for the Widow Wycherly foreshadows the rivalry that occurs later in Heidegger’s study.

40. Free Verse

41. Poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme, meter, or form

42. I hear America singing , the varied corals I hear, Those of mechanics, each one singing his as it should be blithe and strong,The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam, The mason singing his as he makes ready for work , or leaves off work… - Walt Whitman, from “I Hear America Singing”

43. Haiku

44. A highly compressed form of Japanese poetry that creates a brief, clear picture in order to produce an emotional reaction in the reader. It relies upon images taken from nature and on the power of suggestion. It has three lines of five, seven, and five syllables each.

45. Leaning out overThe dreadful precipice,One contemptuous tree. - W. H. Auden

46. Hyperbole

47. Extreme exaggeration used in a literary work

48. In Americo Paredes’s ‘The Legend of Gregorio Cortez,” the narrator describing Cortez’s abilities as a gunman, says, “He could put five bullets into a piece of board and not make but one hole, and quicker than you could draw a good deep breath.

49. Imagery

50. The use of sensory images to help readers to picture a person, place, or an event.