Literature Terms

Front

A subdivision of an act that changes for a new time or location; ends when characters leave the stage.

Back

scene

Front

The repetition of the same initial consonant sound among words

Back

Alliteration

Front

What happens is the opposite of what we expect would happen.

Back

Situational irony

Front

A grouped set of lines in a poem set apart with a line of space

Back

stanza

Front

A group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their individual, literal meaning.

Back

idiom

Front

Phrases or lines of a poem that are repeated

Back

refrain

Front

Words whose final syllables have the exact same sound

Back

Complete rhymes

Front

The author tells you explicitly what a character is like.

Back

Direct characterization

Front

Vivid writing that appeals to the senses

Back

Imagery

Front

The anxiety a reader feels about what may happen next in a story.

Back

Suspense