Iambic A rhythm in which the dominant accent usually falls on the second syllable of each foot. EXAMPLE: bal- loon

Any sensory detail in a work; more narrowly, the use of figurative language to evoke a feeling, to call to mind an idea, or to describe Imagery Example: He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ringed with the azure world, he stands

Imperative Noun: A command; an order. Example: UP! up! my Friend, and quit your books; Or surely you'll grow double: Up! up! my Friend, and clear your looks; Why all this toil and trouble? By William Wordsworth

Independent Clause An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. An independent clause is a sentence. Example: Dr. Watters, who hyperbolizes my age, looks pretty decent for a guy almost 70.

In Medias Res A literary device where a story actually begins “in the middle of things” instead of at the beginning EXAMPLE: In the Odyssey, for example, we first learn about Odysseus' journey when he is held captive on Calypso's island, even though, as we find out in Books IX through XII, the greater part of Odysseus' journey actually precedes that moment in the narrative.

Inference a. The act or process of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. b. The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence. EXAMPLE: After reading Hamlet and examining the several instances when Hamlet did nothing except talk about his problems, I could inferr that his main character flaw was his fear to take action.

Rhyme contained within one line of poetry EXAMPLE: The splendor falls on castle walls. The splendor falls on castle walls. Internal Rhyme

Speech or writing that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution, usually involving negative emotional language. EXAMPLE: "A knave, a rascal, an eater of broken meats; a base, proud, shallow, beggarly, three-suited, hundred-pound, filthy worsted-stocking knave; a lily-livered, action- taking, whoreson, glass-gazing, super-serviceable, finical rogue; one-trunk-inheriting slave; one that wouldst be a bawd in way of good service, and art nothing but the composition of a knave, beggar, coward, pander, and the son and heir to a mongrel bitch: one whom I will beat into clamorous whining if thou deni'st the least syllable of thy addition." (William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of King Lear, II.2) Invective

The contrast between actual meaning and the suggestion of another meaning. Verbal irony: meaning one thing and saying another. Example: Julius Caesar by Shakespeare "Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honourable man". (Mark Antony really means that Brutus is dishonourable.) (Mark Antony really means that Brutus is dishonourable.) Irony

Dramatic Irony: Words or acts of a character that may carry a meaning unperceived by the character or other character but understood by the audience. Example: In Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, when Romeo finds Juliet in a drugged sleep, he assumes her to be dead and kills himself. Upon awakening to find her dead lover beside her, Juliet then kills herself.

Situational Irony: when the reality of a situation differs from the anticipated or intended effect; when something unexpected occurs. Example: "Seated in a stenographer's chair, tapping away at a typewriter that had served him through four years of college, he (who hated traveling) wrote a series of guidebooks for people forced to travel on business."

Jargon Specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group. Example: While trying to interface one program with another, the computer crashed.