Literary Analysis Study Guide

the repetition at close intervals of the starting sounds for a purpose

• alliteration

• allegory

• cacaphony

• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

a narrative in which the characters often stand for abstract concepts

• analogy

• ambiguity

• allegory

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

double or more than one meaning

• ambiguity

• antagonist

• assonance

• ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

a reference to something in literature, history, mythology, etc

• allegory

• allusion

• apostrophe

• catalog

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

the character or force that opposes the protagonist

• antagonist

• allusion

• ballad

• catalog

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

the device, usually in poetry, of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person to make a dramatic break within the poem

• apostrophe

• cacaphony

• conceit

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

the repetition at close intervals of vowel sounds for a purpose

• alliteration

• ambiguity

• assonance

• euphony

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

a narrative poem that was originally meant to be sung

• ballad

• paradox

• oxymoron

• parody

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

harsh, clashing, or dissonant sounds, often produced by combinations of words that require a clipped, explosive delivery

• ballad

• cacaphony

• foil

• consonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

a long list of anything

• catalog

• inventory

• syntax

• suspense

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A