Unit 3 Literary and Vocabulary Terms

lyric poetry

• a type of formal poem that has meter and rhyme and expresses the speaker’s thoughts or personal feelings and has a musical quality; favored by Romantic poets

• a narrative poem that tells a story and has a clear plot structure

• a type of poetry that focuses on nature and the beauty of the world

• a poem that is written in free verse without any specific structure or rhyme scheme

metaphor

• a direct comparison that refers to one thing as another, but does not use the words like or as; for example, the sun was a giant flashlight in the sky

• a figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis

• a comparison using 'like' or 'as' to show similarity

• a statement that contradicts itself, revealing a deeper truth

sallows

• A type of oak tree

• A willow tree, especially one of a low-growing or shrubby kind.

• A flowering plant

• A type of grass

author's purpose

• the reason an author is writing about something or including specific elements in his or her writing

• the main character's motivation in a story

• the historical context of a literary work

• the emotional response of the reader to a text

fabled

• well known for being of great quality or rarity; famous

• a type of mythical creature

• a story that is not true

• a term used for something that is common

granary

• a storehouse for threshed grain

• a type of grain used for baking

• a machine for harvesting crops

• a place where livestock are kept

o'er

• over

• under

• before

• after

satire

• the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone in order to make a point about a problem and/or cause change; an entertaining form of social commentary

• a serious and formal expression of opinion or judgment

• a type of literature that focuses on romantic relationships and emotions

• a method of storytelling that emphasizes factual accuracy and realism

ethos (ethics)

• a rhetorical appeal to emotion and feelings

• an appeal used to convey the writer’s credibility and authority and connection through shared values and beliefs

• a method of structuring arguments logically

• a technique for using vivid imagery in writing

pathos (emotions)

• the appeal to logic, to persuade an audience through reasoning and facts

• the appeal to credibility, to persuade an audience by establishing trust and authority

• the appeal to emotion, to persuade an audience by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel

• the appeal to tradition, to persuade an audience by referencing historical practices and beliefs