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Repetition of consonant sounds in words close together
What is alliteration?
A comparison made between two things to show how they are alike
What is an analogy?
A brief story told to illustrate a point…… starts with an A
What is an anedote?
A songlike poem that tells a story
What is a Ballad?
The arrangement of events in order of occurance.
What is chronological order?
In drama- a story that usually ends happily for its characters.
What is a comedy?
A meaning suggested by a word that has an alternative meaning than the dictionary.
What is connotation?
Actual meaning defined in the dictionary of a word
What is denotation?
The conversation between two characters in drama.
What is dialogue?
When one character gives a long speech on stage.
What is a monologue?
Part of drama when a character shares their thoughts and feeling to the audience in a speech
What is a soliloquy?
A comment in drama spoken aloud by the character that is heard by the audience but not the other characters on stage.
What is an aside?
A poem of mourning.
What is an elegy?
A long narrative poem usually heroic in nature.
What is an epic?
Interruptions in the present action of the plot to show events that happened at an earlier time.
What is a flashback?
Poetry without regular meter or rhyme scheme.
What is free verse?
A poem that express a feeling or thought
What is a lyric poem?
A lyric poem rhymed or unrhymed on a serious subject. Usually to celebrate.
What is an ode?
The use of words whose sound imitate or suggest their meanings.
What is onomatopeia?