a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
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alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
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allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
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ambiguity
the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness
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archaic
(of a word or a style of language) no longer in everyday use but sometimes used to impart an old-fashioned flavour.
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assonance
resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words, arising particularly from the rhyming of two or more stressed vowels
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ballad
a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. Traditional ballads are typically of unknown authorship, having been passed on orally from one generation to the next.
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blank verse
verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameters.
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caesura
(in modern verse) a pause near the middle of a line
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colloquial
(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
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compound adjective
a single adjective made up of more than one word, the words in a compound adjective are often linked together with a hyphen to show they are part of the same adjective.
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conceit
an ingenious or fanciful extended metaphor
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context
the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood
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dialogue
a conversation between two or more people as a feature of a literary text
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didactic
intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
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dramatic irony
a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions is clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.
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dramatic monologue
a poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person, in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character while describing a particular situation or series of events
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dysphemism
a derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one.
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elision
he omission of a sound or syllable when speaking
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ellipsis
a set of dots (…) indicating an ellipsis
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euphemism
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
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enjambment
the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
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heteroglossia
the presence of two or more expressed viewpoints in a text or other artistic work
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hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
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litotes
ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary (e.g. I shan't be sorry for I shall be glad )
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juxtaposition
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Back
alliteration
Card 3
Front
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Back
Card 4
Front
the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness
Back
Card 5
Front
(of a word or a style of language) no longer in everyday use but sometimes used to impart an old-fashioned flavour.
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