Unit 2 Literary Terms

1. Unit 2 Literary Terms

2. Narrative Poetry • Poetry that consists of the elements of plot, conflict, character, and setting

3. Imagery • Vivid descriptions that help the reader visualize a scene through the use of sensory language. (5 senses)

4. Speaker • A voice that talks to the reader in a poem

5. Alliteration • The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words.

6. Rhyme • The matching of final vowel or consonant sounds in two or more words

7. Rhythm • The recurrence of accent or stress in lines of verse. In the following lines from "Same in Blues" by Langston Hughes, the accented words and syllables are underlined: • I said to my baby,Baby take it slow....Lulu said to LeonardI want a diamond ring

8. Repetition • Repeating the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer

9. Irony • The contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually occurs. • 3 types: • 1. verbal • 2. situational • 3. dramatic

10. Verbal Irony • Verbal irony is the use of words to mean something different from what a person actually says. • “Thanks for the ticket officer you just made my day!”

11. Situational Irony • It involves a discrepancy between what is expected to happen and what actually happens. • There is however a difference between situation irony and coincidence or bad luck. • When someone washes his car and it rains, that is just bad luck; nothing led him or her to think that it would not rain. However, when a TV weather presenter gets caught in an unexpected storm, it is ironic because he or she is expected to know the exact weather changes.

12. Dramatic Irony • Occurs when the audience is aware of something that the characters in the story are not aware of. • In a scary movie, the character walks into a house and the audience knows the killer is in the house.