Q-Z Literary Terms You Need to Know

Using night to represent death is a common symbol

consists of two parts: octave/octet (first 8 lines) and the sestet (last 6 lines).

a four-line stanza of poetry

an accurate and detailed portrayal of actual life

a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song

tellers of a story who should or should not be trusted.

a technique in which a sound

when the conflict of a plot is ended

the art of effective persuasion; language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect

literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression

consists of two parts: octave/octet (first 8 lines) and the sestet (last 6 lines).

a four-line stanza of poetry

an accurate and detailed portrayal of actual life, often focusing on the middle or lower classes, where life is presented objectively and ho

a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song

tellers of a story who should or should not be trusted.

a technique in which a sound, word, phrase or line is repeated for emphasis or unity

when the conflict of a plot is ended

the art of effective persuasion; language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect

literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression

consists of two parts: octave/octet (first 8 lines) and the sestet (last 6 lines).

a four-line stanza of poetry

an accurate and detailed portrayal of actual life, often focusing on the middle or lower classes, where life is presented objectively and ho

a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song

tellers of a story who should or should not be trusted.

a technique in which a sound, word, phrase or line is repeated for emphasis or unity

when the conflict of a plot is ended

the art of effective persuasion; language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect

literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression

consists of two parts: octave/octet (first 8 lines) and the sestet (last 6 lines).

a four-line stanza of poetry

an accurate and detailed portrayal of actual life, often focusing on the middle or lower classes, where life is presented objectively and ho

a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song

tellers of a story who should or should not be trusted.

a technique in which a sound, word, phrase or line is repeated for emphasis or unity

when the conflict of a plot is ended

the art of effective persuasion; language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect

literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression

consists of two parts: octave/octet (first 8 lines) and the sestet (last 6 lines).

a four-line stanza of poetry

an accurate and detailed portrayal of actual life, often focusing on the middle or lower classes, where life is presented objectively and ho

a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song

tellers of a story who should or should not be trusted.

a technique in which a sound, word, phrase or line is repeated for emphasis or unity

when the conflict of a plot is ended

the art of effective persuasion; language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect

literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression

consists of two parts: octave/octet (first 8 lines) and the sestet (last 6 lines).

a four-line stanza of poetry

an accurate and detailed portrayal of actual life, often focusing on the middle or lower classes, where life is presented objectively and ho

a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song

tellers of a story who should or should not be trusted.

a technique in which a sound, word, phrase or line is repeated for emphasis or unity

when the conflict of a plot is ended

the art of effective persuasion; language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect

literary techniques used to heighten the effectiveness of expression

a familiar proverb or wise saying

a literary work with two or more levels of meaning: one literal level and one or more symbolic levels. The events

the repetition of initial consonant sounds of several words in a group. It is often used in poetry to emphasize and to link words as well as

a reference to a well-known person

the intentional or unintentional expression of a word or idea that implies more than one meaning and usually leaves uncertainty in the reade

anything out of its proper time (an airplane in the Odyssey)

repeating the end of a word of a clause as the beginning of the next one ("Pleasure might cause her to read

a comparison made between two objects

the process of studying the whole by examining its parts

the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses

a brief story about an interesting

a character or force in conflict with the main character (protagonist) in a literary work (In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

means going before or preceding. It is also a word

often used deliberately for comic effect to create an ironical letdown

a protagonist who lacks traditional heroic virtues and noble qualities and is sometimes inept

a strong feeling of aversion or opposition

a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced; a figure of speech in which contrasting or paradoxical ideas are presented in parallel

a general truth or observation about life

a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality

an image

a set of logically related statements consisting of a conclusion and one or more premises. The premises are the reasons for accepting the co

a familiar proverb or wise saying

a literary work with two or more levels of meaning: one literal level and one or more symbolic levels. The events

the repetition of initial consonant sounds of several words in a group. It is often used in poetry to emphasize and to link words as well as

a reference to a well-known person

the intentional or unintentional expression of a word or idea that implies more than one meaning and usually leaves uncertainty in the reade

anything out of its proper time (an airplane in the Odyssey)

repeating the end of a word of a clause as the beginning of the next one ("Pleasure might cause her to read

a comparison made between two objects

the process of studying the whole by examining its parts

the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses

a brief story about an interesting

a character or force in conflict with the main character (protagonist) in a literary work (In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

means going before or preceding. It is also a word

often used deliberately for comic effect to create an ironical letdown

a protagonist who lacks traditional heroic virtues and noble qualities and is sometimes inept

a strong feeling of aversion or opposition

a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced; a figure of speech in which contrasting or paradoxical ideas are presented in parallel

a general truth or observation about life

a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality

an image

a set of logically related statements consisting of a conclusion and one or more premises. The premises are the reasons for accepting the co

a familiar proverb or wise saying

a literary work with two or more levels of meaning: one literal level and one or more symbolic levels. The events

the repetition of initial consonant sounds of several words in a group. It is often used in poetry to emphasize and to link words as well as

a reference to a well-known person

the intentional or unintentional expression of a word or idea that implies more than one meaning and usually leaves uncertainty in the reade

anything out of its proper time (an airplane in the Odyssey)

repeating the end of a word of a clause as the beginning of the next one ("Pleasure might cause her to read

a comparison made between two objects

the process of studying the whole by examining its parts

the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses

a brief story about an interesting

a character or force in conflict with the main character (protagonist) in a literary work (In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

means going before or preceding. It is also a word

often used deliberately for comic effect to create an ironical letdown

a protagonist who lacks traditional heroic virtues and noble qualities and is sometimes inept

a strong feeling of aversion or opposition

a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced; a figure of speech in which contrasting or paradoxical ideas are presented in parallel

a general truth or observation about life

a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality

an image

a set of logically related statements consisting of a conclusion and one or more premises. The premises are the reasons for accepting the co

a familiar proverb or wise saying

a literary work with two or more levels of meaning: one literal level and one or more symbolic levels. The events, settings, objects or char

the repetition of initial consonant sounds of several words in a group. It is often used in poetry to emphasize and to link words as well as

a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work or work of art.

the intentional or unintentional expression of a word or idea that implies more than one meaning and usually leaves uncertainty in the reade

anything out of its proper time (an airplane in the Odyssey)

repeating the end of a word of a clause as the beginning of the next one ("Pleasure might cause her to read

a comparison made between two objects

the process of studying the whole by examining its parts

the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses

a brief story about an interesting

a character or force in conflict with the main character (protagonist) in a literary work (In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

means going before or preceding. It is also a word

often used deliberately for comic effect to create an ironical letdown

a protagonist who lacks traditional heroic virtues and noble qualities and is sometimes inept

a strong feeling of aversion or opposition

a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced; a figure of speech in which contrasting or paradoxical ideas are presented in parallel

a general truth or observation about life

a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality

an image

a set of logically related statements consisting of a conclusion and one or more premises. The premises are the reasons for accepting the co

anything out of its proper time (an airplane in the Odyssey)

repeating the end of a word of a clause as the beginning of the next one (Pleasure might cause her to read

a comparison made between two objects, situations or ideas that are somewhat alike but unlike in most respects

the process of studying the whole by examining its parts

the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs

a brief story about an interesting, amusing or strange event

a character or force in conflict with the main character (protagonist) in a literary work (In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the Green Kni

means going before or preceding. It is also a word, phrase or clause to which a relative pronoun refers.

often used deliberately for comic effect to create an ironical letdown, usually descending from a noble tone or image to a trivial or ludicr

a protagonist who lacks traditional heroic virtues and noble qualities and is sometimes inept, cowardly, stupid or dishonest, yet is also se

a strong feeling of aversion or opposition

a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced; a figure of speech in which contrasting or paradoxical ideas are presented in parallel

a general truth or observation about life, usually stated concisely and pointedly. It can be witty or wise. (Francis Bacon - Reading maketh

a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality, object or idea. It is often used in poetry and in speeches to add em

an image, a descriptive detail, a plot pattern or a character type that occurs frequently in literature, myth, religion or folklore and is,

a set of logically related statements consisting of a conclusion and one or more premises. The premises are the reasons for accepting the co

the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs

a brief story about an interesting, amusing or strange event

a character or force in conflict with the main character (protagonist) in a literary work (In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the Green Kni

means going before or preceding. It is also a word, phrase or clause to which a relative pronoun refers.

often used deliberately for comic effect to create an ironical letdown, usually descending from a noble tone or image to a trivial or ludicr

a protagonist who lacks traditional heroic virtues and noble qualities and is sometimes inept, cowardly, stupid or dishonest, yet is also se

a strong feeling of aversion or opposition

a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced; a figure of speech in which contrasting or paradoxical ideas are presented in parallel

a general truth or observation about life, usually stated concisely and pointedly. It can be witty or wise. (Francis Bacon - Reading maketh

a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality, object or idea. It is often used in poetry and in speeches to add em

an image, a descriptive detail, a plot pattern or a character type that occurs frequently in literature, myth, religion or folklore and is,

a set of logically related statements consisting of a conclusion and one or more premises. The premises are the reasons for accepting the co

the deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs

a brief story about an interesting, amusing or strange event

a character or force in conflict with the main character (protagonist) in a literary work (In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the Green Kni

means going before or preceding. It is also a word, phrase or clause to which a relative pronoun refers.

often used deliberately for comic effect to create an ironical letdown, usually descending from a noble tone or image to a trivial or ludicr

a protagonist who lacks traditional heroic virtues and noble qualities and is sometimes inept, cowardly, stupid or dishonest, yet is also se

a strong feeling of aversion or opposition

a statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced; a figure of speech in which contrasting or paradoxical ideas are presented in parallel

a general truth or observation about life, usually stated concisely and pointedly. It can be witty or wise. (Francis Bacon - Reading maketh

a speaker directly addresses an absent person or a personified quality, object or idea. It is often used in poetry and in speeches to add em

an image, a descriptive detail, a plot pattern or a character type that occurs frequently in literature, myth, religion or folklore and is,

a set of logically related statements consisting of a conclusion and one or more premises. The premises are the reasons for accepting the co

the repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables containing dissimilar consonant sounds (Robert Browning - Ah

the omission of conjunctions from constructions in which they would normally be used - speeds up the rhythm of the sentence (I came