Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcard CKLA

Front

What is a word that ends in the same sound or sounds as another word?

Back

Rhyme

Front

What is the term for the repetition of words at the start of a series of lines in a poem?

Back

Anaphora

Front

What do you call the blank space that divides two stanzas from each other?

Back

Stanza break

Front

What is a small part of a larger work, such as one chapter of a novel or one paragraph of a newspaper article?

Back

Excerpt

Front

What is it called when non-human things are described as if they had human qualities?

Back

Personification

Front

What is the term for a poem that tells a story?

Back

Narrative poem

Front

What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is the term for the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the term for the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities?

Back

Symbolism

Front

What is the term for the attitude or emotional quality of a piece of writing?

Back

Tone