Details Title: American Lit Description: american lit vocab terms to know and love Total Flash Cards: 31 Created: 05/08/2009 12:39:44		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Literature Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Allegory Definition a piece of literature with more than one layer of meaning Term Alliteration Definition the repeated occurance of a consonant sound at the beginning of several words in the same phrase Term Metaphor Definition a comparison WITHOUT like or as Term Hyperbole Definition an over exageration Term Parallelism Definition repetition where words or phrases are in the same form and connect ideas Term Tone Definition the writers attitude twords their subject Term Aphorism Definition a motto Term Theme Definition main pint or message, usually a universal truth Term Rhyme Scheme Definition the pattern of end rhyme in a stanza or entire poem Term Symbolism Definition a concrete things that has meaning in itself but also stands for something else Term Free Verse Definition anything goes! Term Slant Rhyme Definition close, but not the exact rhyme (ex. toast/code) Term 1st Person Definition uses personal pronouns. one sided point of veiw (I) Term 3rd Person Limited Definition uses 'he' or 'she' shows limited amounts of what is going on Term 3rd Person Omniscient Definition all knowing, uses 'he' and 'she' but knows everything that is going on. Term Irony Definition the opposite of what is expected Term Personification Definition giving human characteristics or traits to a non living object Term Simile Definition a comparison using LIKE OR AS Term External Conflict Definition a conflict outside of the main character Term Internal Conflict Definition a conflict within the main character Term Antagonist Definition the 'bad guy' against the main character Term Protagonist Definition the 'good guy' Term Dynamic Character Definition a character that changes throughout the book Term Static Character Definition a character that stays the same throughout the book Term Direct Rhyme Definition a perfect rhyme Term Blank Verse Definition unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter (each line has 5 pairs of syllables) Term Consonance Definition the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words Term Assonance Definition the repetition of vowel sounds within words Term Foil Definition a character whose traits contrast with those of another character Term Refrain Definition a part of a stanza consisting of one or more lines that are repeated regularly sometimes with changes often at the ends of succeeding stanzas Term Foreshadowing Definition hints or clues to indicate events that will occur in a story