| blank verse | | person, though not always human, who takes part in action of literary work |
| drama | | extra taint of meaning each word carries beyond the minimal, strict dictionary definition |
| dialogue | | poem in which poetic speaker addresses reader/listener at length; like the soliloquy in theater |
| extended metaphor | | long narrative poem about adventures of gods or hero |
| characterization | | non-fictional account of a person's life written by that actual person |
| conflict | | repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables containing dissimilar consonant sounds |
| exposition | | high point of interest or suspense in a literary work |
| epic | | dictionary definition of a word without historical or emotional connotation |
| autobiography | | Literary work with two or more levels of meaning: literal and one or more symbolic |
| diction | | reference to well-known person, place, event, literary work/work of ar |
| Allegory | | aftermath or resolution that occurs at final stages of the plot |
| Alliteration | | use of authorial discussion to explain or summarize background material rather than revealing information through gradual narrative detail |
| concrete poem | | nonfictional account of a person's life |
| couplet | | repetition of initial consonant sounds in accented syllables |
| denotation | | special type of alliteration in which the repeated patterns of consonants is marked by changes in teh intervening vowels |
| biography | | choice of a particular word as opposed to others; contributes to style and tone |
| connotation | | unrhymed poetry usually in iambic pentameter |
| dramatic monologue | | opposition between two characters, large groups, or between protagonist and larger problems |
| expressionism | | two consecutive lines of the same metrical length that end in rhyme to form one unitt |
| climax | | act of creating and developing a character |
| aside | | expository prose |
| dialect | | movement in arts during early 20th cent.; emphasized subjective expression of artist's inner experiences |
| consonance | | character who opposes the antagonist |
| Allusion | | in drama, a few words or short passage spoken to audience while other actors pretend to not hear speaker's words |
| antagonist | | lines spoken by characters in a literary work; especially a conversation between two persons |
| essay | | composition in prose or verse presenting narrative involving conflict between a character(s) and some external/internal force |
| character | | poem presented as a shape |
| denouement | | language of a particular district, class or group of persons |
| assonance | | extended figure of speech where words applied are not literally applicable |
