rhythmic expression of feelings and ideas. It may or may not rhyme.

broken down into two categories: fiction and nonfiction

a play; something that is intended to be acted out. Can be written in verse or in a more conversational style.

A story with underlying symbols that really represent something else.

The use of a repeated consonant sound

a reference to something or someone, usually literary.

placing a person or object in an inappropriate historical situation. It can be deliberate or unintentional.

comparing something to something else.

a short narrative, story, or tale

the major character opposing the protagonist; the villian

assigning human attributes, such as emotions or physical characteristics, to nonhuman things. anthropomorphism typically applies to animals.

a summary or a short statement of the plot or subject of a literary work.

author’s word choice and sentence structure, taking into account correctness, clearness, and effectiveness. Four levels of diction: formal, informal, colloquial, and slang.

a mournful, melancholy poem or song.

special forcefulness of expression that gives importance to something singled out

A story that has a moral, usually involving animals as the main characters.

characterized by figures of speech such as metaphors and similes as well as elaborate expression through imagery.

a deliberate exaggeration

an author’s use of descriptive and figurative language used to create a picture in the reader’s mind’s eye

Language that communicates what was expressed in the dialogue, without using a direct quotation.

an expression of meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.stories: end in a way that is the opposite of what you would have expected.

something that one wishes to convey, especially by language

a comparison like a simile, but it doesn’t use the words “like” or “as”. It’s a little subtler.

the rhythm of a poem. the most common meter is iambic.

a literary representation of an event or a story– the text itself.

a word intended to simulate the actual sound of the thing or action it describes.

a phrase in which the words are contradictory

an expression of joyful praise.

a story that has a moral (biblical)

a phrase which appears to be contradictory but that actually contains some basic truth that resolves that apparent contradiction.

the repetition of sounds, meanings, or structures to create a certain style.

a literary work in which the style of an author is imitated for comic effect or ridicule.

a work that deals with the lives of people in the country or in nature.

something that evokes a feeling of pity or sympathy

assigning human attribute to something nonhuman.

the viewpoint from which the narrator or character sees things.

the vantage point from which a story is presented to a reader.

the main character; the hero

the way that a poem’s rhyme is arranged.

ridicule of a subject; it is humorous and it intends to point out something about a serious subject.

a comparison of two things using the words “like ” or “as:

the division in a poem

the framework of a work of literature; the organization or overall design; often provides clues to character and actions.

the author’s unique manner of expression; the author’s voice

the ordering of words into meaningful patterns such as phrases, clauses, and sentences.

the central meaning or dominant idea in a literary work; provides a unifying point around which the plot, characters, setting, point of view, symbols, and other elements of a work are organized.

style or manner of expression.