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| A true of fictitious story |
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| the order in which the events happen in a story |
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| the central figure in a literary work |
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| the character who opposes or works against the protagonist |
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| to break a literary work into parts and examine closely each part |
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| descriptions or images that relate to the five senses |
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| words or sounds that are repeated in a poem to create a certain effect |
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| the author's choice of words |
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| a division of a poem into two or more lines |
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| the atmosphere created by a work of literature |
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| a description that appeals to one of the five senses |
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| the repetition of the first sounds of many words in a poem |
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| a comparison of two things or ideas that implies similarities instead of directly stating them |
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| a device in which human characteristics are given to something nonhuman |
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| something that is exact opposite or contrary of another |
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| the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations |
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| a principle, standard, or quality considered worthwhile or desirable |
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| Post–World War I Harlem, New York, was the undisputed center of a complex cultural movement out of which emerged a proliferation of black intellectuals, writers, musicians, actors, and visual artists |
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| Born Feb.2, 1902 Died May 22,1967 An American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist from Joplin, Missouri. He moved to New York City as a young man, where he made his career. Wrote "The Negro Speaks of the River" |
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| Born Oct 10, 1902 Died June 4, 1973 An American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance. Wrote "A Black Man Talks About Reaping" |
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