A person, place, or object in a story which has meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well

A type of literature that express ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a specific form (usually using lines and stanzas)

The arrangement or framework of stanzas in a poem

A group of lines in a poem

How words sound in a poem (repetition, imagery, word choice)

Description that appeals to the 5 senses

Which sound device refers to the repitition of vowel sounds?

The use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning

To repeat sounds, words or phrases.

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis

What is a metaphor?

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

Which poetic device is used in the line 'You guide us through the darkest night'?

Rhyme in which the vowel sounds are nearly, but not exactly the same.

A word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line

areas on a page with no text or graphics; designed to provide a visual break and to give other elements on the page a greater impact; also known as negative space

couplet

phrases or words in a stanza of poem

The universal message or lesson of a literary text

an attitude toward or way of thinking about something

the type of narration used in a story (first, second, or third-person)

Clues in surrounding text that help the reader determine the meaning of an unknown word

The literal dictionary definition of a word

The feeling of a word

A poem's structure

The number of words in a line

The blank spaces between stanzas

A word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line

Repetition of vowel sounds

Repetition of consonant sounds

A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry

The ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of the lines of a poem or verse (abab, aabb)

A four-line stanza with any combination of rhymes

Elements of literature that emphasize sounds (assonance, consonance, alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeia)

Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme

A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound

Description that appeals to the 5 senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, actions

Anything that stands for or represents something else

A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature

An extreme exaggeration

A reference to something famous

The sequence of events in a story

Objects and animals that have universal meaning (birds, rose, ring, etc)

A character with a pattern of traits repeated throughout history and all over the world

Where and when the story takes place

Figurative language that uses like or as to compare

A comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."

A common phrase that means something different from its literal words.

The repetition of the same beginning sound in a group of words

A word that imitates a sound

The beginning of a story where characters, setting, and background are introduced.

The events that build tension and lead up to the most exciting part of the story.

The turning point or most intense moment in the story—usually when the main conflict reaches its peak.

Events that happen after the climax as the story starts to wind down.

The end of the story where loose ends are tied up and the conflict is resolved.

A struggle between opposing forces. It can be internal (within a character) or external (between characters or forces).

The words spoken by characters in a story. It shows how they feel, what they think, and how they interact.

When the opposite of what you expect happens, or when there's a contrast between what is said and what is meant.

The way an author shows what a character is like. This can be through their actions, thoughts, speech, appearance, or how others react to them.

The act of telling a story. It includes the narrator’s voice and point of view (first-person, third-person, etc.).