Crest Literary Terms Review

The repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words

• allegory
• alliteration
• conotation
• denotation

The attitude of a writing, usually implied, toward the subject or audience.

• tragedy
• vernacular
• tone
• assonance

A term used to point out a characteristic of a person; can be compound adjectives.

• epithet
• epitaph
• epic
• epigram

Consonant sounds are repeated in words in close proximity.

• connotation
• dialect
• consonance
• denotation

A variety of speech characterized by its own particular grammar or pronunciation, often associated with a particular geographical region.

• dialect
• diction
• dialogue
• denotation

The implied or associative meaning of a word.

• denotation
• diction
• connotation
• epithet

A reference to something literary, mythological, or historical that the author assumes the reader will recognize.

• allusion
• epic
• metaphor
• simile

A standard theme, element, or dramatic situation that recurs in various works.

• theme
• narrator
• motif
• allusion

A direct comparison of two different things.

• simile
• metaphor
• sattire
• parallelism

The emotional atmosphere of a work.

• tone
• mood
• pathos
• ethos