Characterization Means by which an author develops a character

Connotation What a word suggests beyond its basic meaning. Overtones of meaning Example: Hate would have a negative effect on someone, Like would have a neutral effect on someone, while Love would have a positive effect on someone.

Couplet Two consecutive lines that rhyme in a poem

Fantasy A kind of fiction or drama that pictures creatures or events beyond the boundaries of known reality

Verbal Irony A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant

Dramatic Irony An incongruity or discrepancy between what a character says or thinks and what the reader knows to be true

Onomatopoeia The use of words that mimic their meaning

Paradox A statement or situation containing apparently contradictory or incompatible elements

Soliloquy A speech in which a character, alone on stage, addresses himself; dramatic means of letting an audience know a character’s thought and feelings

Epiphany Moment of sudden realization

Prose Non-metrical language Prose is usually written in paragraph form, and doesn't rhyme. Novels are written in prose.

Poetry Metrical language Songs and poems are written in poetry.