9 Literature - Third Period Literary Terms

repeating the same sound at the beginning of successive or closely-related words

repeating the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive or closely-related lines in poetry

an opposing character or rival in conflict with the protagonist

in poetry, the repetition of the same initial vowel sounds within successive or closely-related words

when the reader knows something that the character does not

repetition of same or word or phrase at the end of successive or closely-related lines in poetry

to allude beforehand to something that will take place later on in a literary work

the use of descriptive language that appeal to the senses and create images in the mind of the reader

using language in a way that is opposite the traditional or literal meaning

an implied comparison (without using the words like or as) between two things in which one thing is described in terms of another