Lit Terms

The set of rules that determines the arrangement of words in a sentence

A stanza of four lines, especially one having alternate rhymes

Rhythm is the flow of sound

a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable

the recurrence of similar sounds, especially consonants, in close proximity

A person or situation that have contradictory statements or qualities

A comparison between two things without using the words like or as

whenever a person says something or does something that departs from what they (or we) expect them to say or do.

when the word for a part of something is used to refer to the whole thing, or less commonly, the word for a whole is used to refer to a part

A reference to a well-known person, character, place, or event that a writer makes to deepen the reader’s understanding of their work

Same Sounding Consonant Sound

A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line

A combination of the number of beats and arrangement of stress and non-related stress variables in each line

Giving human like qualities to objects

Repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within words, phrases, or sentences.

the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness.

Every sentence and phrase has been worded in a precise manner to reflect the author’s thoughts in their entirety

How the author feels about a topic

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

A genre that focuses around a noble character who struggles against strong external challenges