Unit 3 Literary Vocabulary Study Guide

form

• The shape, structure, or appearance of a piece of writing

• A type of literary genre

• The physical layout of a document

• A method of organizing ideas

figurative language

• Words or phrases that mean exactly what they say

• Words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition; similes and metaphors are two examples of figurative language

• Words that are used in a literal sense only

• A type of language that is only used in poetry

content

• The main idea of a story

• The words or subject of a piece of writing

• The emotional tone of a piece

• The author's biography

stanza

• A section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines

• A type of rhyme scheme used in poetry

• A literary device that involves exaggeration

• A narrative poem that tells a story

line break

• The place where a line ends.

• A type of punctuation mark.

• A method of formatting text.

• A way to create a new paragraph.

ars poetica

• A poem about the craft of poetry

• A historical narrative

• A romantic sonnet

• A critique of modern art

excerpt

• A small part of a larger work; for example, one chapter of a novel or one paragraph of a newspaper article

• A summary of a book or article

• A detailed analysis of a text

• A complete work of literature

quatrain

• A three-line stanza

• A five-line stanza

• A four-line stanza

• A two-line stanza

rhyme

• Words that end in the same sound or sounds

• Words that have similar meanings

• Words that are spelled the same

• Words that are used in poetry only

stanza break

• The blank space that divides two stanzas from each other

• A type of poetic meter

• A rhyme scheme used in sonnets

• A literary device for creating imagery