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1. Figures of Speech Literary Techniques Thematic Meaning Forms and Genres Poetry 1pt 1 pt 1 pt 1pt 1 pt 2 pt 2 pt 2pt 2pt 2 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 3 pt 4 pt 4 pt 4pt 4 pt 4pt 5pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt

2. The repetition of similar sounds, usually consonants at the beginning of words

3. Alliteration

4. An informal expression or slang, especially in the context of formal writing

5. colloquialism

6. A direct address to an absent or dead person, or to an object, quality or idea

7. apostrophe

8. The use of decorous language to express vulgar or unpleasant ideas, events, or actions.

9. euphamism

10. A form of metonymy in which a part of an entity is used to refer to the whole

11. synecdoche

12. A reference in a work of literature to something outside the work, especially to a well-known historical or literary event,person or work.

13. Allusion

14. The perception of fate or the universe as indifferent to human suffering.

15. Cosmic Irony

16. A technique in which the author lets the audience or reader in on a character’ situation while the character himself remains in the dark.

17. Dramatic Irony

18. A prayer for inspiration to a god or muse, usually placed at the beginning of an epic.

19. invocation

20. Similarities between elements in a narrative, such as two characters or two plot lines)

21. Parallelism

22. Language that brings to mind sense-impressions, especially via figures of speech.

23. Imagery

24. A fundamental and universal idea explored in a literary work

25. Theme

26. A theme, motif, symbol, or stock character that holds a familiar and fixed place in the culture’s consciousness

27. Archetype

28. The central argument that an author makes in a work

29. Thesis

30. A recurring structure, contrast, or other device that develops or informs a work’s major themes.

31. motif

32. A narrative in which literal meaning corresponds clearly and directly to symbolic meaning

33. Allegory

34. A lengthy narrative that describes the deeds of a heroic figure often of national or cultural importance, in elevated language

35. Epic

36. A succinct, witty statement, often in verse.

37. epigram

38. A work that exposes to ridicule the shortcomings of individuals, institutions, or society often to make a specific point.

39. Satire

40. A serious lyric poem, often of significant length that usually conforms to an elaborate metrical structure, and often employs apostrophe

41. ode

42. The rhythmic pattern created in a line of verse

43. meter

44. Each line of verse has five feet each of which consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.

45. Iambic pentameter

46. A single stanza lyric poem containing fourteen lines written in iambic pentameter

47. sonnet

48. A phrase or group of lines that is repeated at significant moments within a poem usually at the end of a stanza

49. Refrain

50. Six six-line stanzas followed by a three line stanza. J The same six words are repeated at the end of lines throughout the poem in a predetermined pattern.