The distance between the left and right edges of a line in poetry
line length
When one stanza ends and another begins
stanza break
the pattern of rhyming lines; named using the letters of the alphabet (for example, AABBAABB)
rhyme scheme
the rhyming of the words at the end of the line; words with the same ending sounds
end rhyme
the repetition of the vowel sound across words within the lines of the poem (beginning-middle-end)
assonance
Words or phrases that are repeated
repetition
Words near each other that start with the same sound; repetition of initial (beginning) sounds in two or more nearby words
alliteration
Calling something a new name; a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show they are similar
metaphor
a typical character, setting, situation, or symbol that recurs in different versions of a story; a common element in many stories
archetype
What are the 4 ways authors create and develop their characters and the characters' perspectives?
dialogue, actions, thoughts, and feelings
What are the 5 parts of plot?
exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
Simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, allusion, alliteration, and idiom are all examples of...
figurative language
An appeal to credibility, trustworthiness, ethics, or moral principles
ethos
An appeal to emotion or feelings
pathos
A brief and indirect reference to a well-known or famous person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance (example: You don’t have to be Albert Einstein to understand poetry.)
allusion
Opposite ideas near each for effect using parallel structure (example: United we stand; divided we fall.)
antithesis
