1. “L to J” Literary Terms Part 2

2. Roll the dice… ABCDE FGHIJ KLMNO PQRST UVWXY

3. A When the same consonant sound from the beginning of a word is repeated often in a piece of writing. Alliteration

4. B A division or type of literature. The most common three are poetry, prose, and drama. Genre

5. C A figure of speech that uses like or as to compare two unlike ideas. Simile

6. D When a reader uses details and clues from sentences surrounding an unknown word to figure out it’s definition. Context clues

7. E Makes a comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways but otherwise unalike. Analogy

8. F The set of ideas that are associated with a word in addition to it’s meaning.  Example: “Vacation Spot” would be one for the word “beach” Connotation

9. G When an author makes a reference to a well-known person, event, place, literary work, or work of art in their writing. Allusion

10. H A group of lines of poetry that are usually similar in length and pattern and are separated by spaces. Stanza

11. I When the same vowel sound is repeated in multiple words in a sentence and/or phrase. Assonance

12. J Part of a writer’s style that includes their choices of words and how they put those words together. Two popular descriptions are formal and informal. Diction

13. K The rhyming pattern in a poem. Meter

14. L A brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event. Writers often use this to make a point or simply to entertain the reader. Anecdote

15. M An expression or figure of speech that has a meaning to a particular language or region. Idiom

16. N A type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics. Personification

17. 0 The form of a language spoken by a particular region or group. For example, American English vs. British English. Dialect

18. P A form of poetry that comes from Japan and is only three lines long. Haiku

19. Q A contradiction between what happens and what is expected to happen. Example: I wore a dress for my date, and he took me through a McDonald’s drive-through. Irony

20. R A type of figurative language in which something is described as though it were something else. Metaphor

21. S A word that imitates a sound. Some examples are crash, bang, and buzz. Onomatopoeia

22. T The perspective from which a story is told. Point-of-view

23. U A regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem. Examples: abab, aabbaabb, abac Rhyme Scheme

24. V A conversation between characters. The exact words and phrases being said are often times put in quotation marks. Dialogue

25. W Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the five senses. Sensory Language

26. X A genre of literature that is composed of musical and emotionally charged language. Imagery, figurative language, and rhyming are used often in this type of writing. Poetry

27. Y The use of representations in writing for ideas than an author chooses to high-light or give deeper meaning to. Symbolism