en CR First Semester Literary Terms for English II #2 45 Euphony: A pleasant combination of sounds Fable: A brief tale designed to illustrate a moral lesson; characters are often animals Farce:Literature based on a highly humorous and highly improbable plot Figurative Language:A way of saying something other than the literal meaning of the words Flashback:Going back to an earlier time, in a story, for the purpose of making something in the present clearer Foot:The smallest repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables Foreshadowing:A method used to build suspense by providing hints of what is to come Free Verse:Unrhymed poetry with lines of varying lengths, and containing no specific metrical pattern Genre:A literary type or form Haiku:A Japanese poetic form consisting of three lines: Five syllables in the first and third lines, and seven syllables in the second line Hyperbole:A figure of speech in which an overstatement or exaggeration occurs Imagery:A word, or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses Inference:A judgment based on reasoning rather than on direct or explicit statement Irony:Using a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or normal meaning; there are Dramatic irony:the reader or the audience sees a character’s mistakes or misunderstandings, but the character himself or herself does not Verbal irony:the writer says one thing and means another Irony of situation:there is a great difference between the purpose of a particular action and the result Jargon:The vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group: medical jargon; unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish Logos:Logic; the rational principle that governs and develops the universe Lyric Poem:A short poem wherein the poet expresses an emotion or illuminates some life principle Malapropism:The type of pun, or play on words, that results when two words become jumbled in the speaker’s mind Metaphor:A figure of speech wherein a comparison is made between two unlike quantities without the use of the words, “like” or “as” Meter:A regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line or lines of poetry Metonymy:A figure of speech in which a word represents something else which it suggests Mood:The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions Moral:The particular value or lesson the author is trying to get across to the reader Motif:An often-repeated idea or theme in literature Myth:It is a traditional story that attempts to explain a natural phenomenon or justify a certain practice or belief of a society Narrative Poem:A poem which tells a story Ode:A poem in praise of something divine or expressing some noble idea Onomatopoeia:A literary device where the sound of the word echoes the sound it represents; examples: “splash,” “knock,” and “roar” Oxymoron:A combination of contradictory terms Parable:A brief story told or written that teaches a moral lesson Paradox:A situation or a statement that seems to contradict itself, but on closer inspection, does not Allegory : A story illustrating an idea or a moral principle in which objects take on symbolic meanings Alliteration:Used for poetic effect, a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group Allusion:A reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work Ambiguity:A statement which can contain two or more meanings Analogy:A comparison between two similar things; in literature, a work which resembles another work, either fully or in part Anecdote:A very short tale told by a character in a literary work Antagonist:A person or force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work Antithesis:An opposition, or a contrast, of ideas Ballad:Stories in poetic form, often about tragic love and are usually sung Cacophony:An unpleasant combination of sounds Caricature:A picture or an imitation of a person’s features or mannerisms exaggerated to appear comic or absurd Carpe Diem:“Make the most of today” Characterization:The method an author uses to reveal or describe characters and their various personalities Comedy:A literary work which is amusing and ends happily Conceit :A far-fetched simile or metaphor; a literary conceit occurs when the speaker compares two highly dissimilar things Concrete Poetry:A poem that visually resembles something found in the physical world Conflict:When the protagonist is opposed by some person or other force Connotation:The emotional content of a word Couplet:A stanza of two lines, usually rhyming Denotation:Dictionary definition of a word Denouement:It is the final solution or outcome of a play or story Diction:An author’s choice of words; words have specific meanings and since one’s choice of words can affect feelings, a writer’s choice of words can have great impact in a literary work Didactic:Literature that instructs or presents a moral or religious statement; it can also be a work that stands on its own as valuable literature Dramatic Irony:The audience knows something that the characters in the drama do not Dramatic Monologue:Literary work in which a character is speaking about himself or herself as if another person were present; the speaker’s words reveal something important about his or her character Epic:It deals with the actions of gods and heroes. Epitaph:A short poem or verse written in memory of someone Epithet:A word or phrase used in place of a person’s name Ethos:The moral element in literature; ethics

First Semester Literary Terms for English II #2

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Across:

3.	A method used to build suspense by providing hints of what is to come
9.	A reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work
10.	A literary device where the sound of the word echoes the sound it represents; examples: “splash,” “knock,” and “roar”
11.	A literary work which is amusing and ends happily
14.	A literary type or form
16.	The moral element in literature; ethics
17.	“Make the most of today”
22.	A pleasant combination of sounds
25.	A person or force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work
26.	Literature based on a highly humorous and highly improbable plot
27.	An opposition, or a contrast, of ideas

29.	A short poem or verse written in memory of someone
32.	A poem that visually resembles something found in the physical world
33.	A word or phrase used in place of a person’s name
35.	A figure of speech in which a word represents something else which it suggests
36.	A brief tale designed to illustrate a moral lesson; characters are often animals
37.	A statement which can contain two or more meanings
38.	A brief story told or written that teaches a moral lesson
40.	A stanza of two lines, usually rhyming
41.	A short poem wherein the poet expresses an emotion or illuminates some life principle
44.	Literature that instructs or presents a moral or religious statement; it can also be a work that stands on its own as valuable literature
45.	A picture or an imitation of a person’s features or mannerisms exaggerated to appear comic or absurd

Down:

1.	An often-repeated idea or theme in literature
2.	the writer says one thing and means another
4.	Used for poetic effect, a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group
5.	The smallest repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
6.	Using a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or normal meaning; there are
7.	Going back to an earlier time, in a story, for the purpose of making something in the present clearer
8.	A far-fetched simile or metaphor; a literary conceit occurs when the speaker compares two highly dissimilar things
12.	A regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line or lines of poetry
13.	A judgment based on reasoning rather than on direct or explicit statement
15.	A way of saying something other than the literal meaning of the words
18.	It is a traditional story that attempts to explain a natural phenomenon or justify a certain practice or belief of a society
19.	Logic; the rational principle that governs and develops the universe

20.	A figure of speech wherein a comparison is made between two unlike quantities without the use of the words, “like” or “as”
21.	A very short tale told by a character in a literary work
23.	When the protagonist is opposed by some person or other force
24.	It deals with the actions of gods and heroes.
28.	The particular value or lesson the author is trying to get across to the reader
30.	It is the final solution or outcome of a play or story
31.	An author’s choice of words; words have specific meanings and since one’s choice of words can affect feelings, a writer’s choice of words can have great impact in a literary work
34.	A Japanese poetic form consisting of three lines: Five syllables in the first and third lines, and seven syllables in the second line
39.	Stories in poetic form, often about tragic love and are usually sung
42.	A poem in praise of something divine or expressing some noble idea
43.	The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions

First Semester Literary Terms for English II #2

Across:

3.	A method used to build suspense by providing hints of what is to come
9.	A reference in one literary work to a character or theme found in another literary work
10.	A literary device where the sound of the word echoes the sound it represents; examples: “splash,” “knock,” and “roar”
11.	A literary work which is amusing and ends happily
14.	A literary type or form
16.	The moral element in literature; ethics
17.	“Make the most of today”
22.	A pleasant combination of sounds
25.	A person or force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work
26.	Literature based on a highly humorous and highly improbable plot
27.	An opposition, or a contrast, of ideas

29.	A short poem or verse written in memory of someone
32.	A poem that visually resembles something found in the physical world
33.	A word or phrase used in place of a person’s name
35.	A figure of speech in which a word represents something else which it suggests
36.	A brief tale designed to illustrate a moral lesson; characters are often animals
37.	A statement which can contain two or more meanings
38.	A brief story told or written that teaches a moral lesson
40.	A stanza of two lines, usually rhyming
41.	A short poem wherein the poet expresses an emotion or illuminates some life principle
44.	Literature that instructs or presents a moral or religious statement; it can also be a work that stands on its own as valuable literature
45.	A picture or an imitation of a person’s features or mannerisms exaggerated to appear comic or absurd

Down:

1.	An often-repeated idea or theme in literature
2.	the writer says one thing and means another
4.	Used for poetic effect, a repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group
5.	The smallest repeated pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
6.	Using a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or normal meaning; there are
7.	Going back to an earlier time, in a story, for the purpose of making something in the present clearer
8.	A far-fetched simile or metaphor; a literary conceit occurs when the speaker compares two highly dissimilar things
12.	A regular pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables in a line or lines of poetry
13.	A judgment based on reasoning rather than on direct or explicit statement
15.	A way of saying something other than the literal meaning of the words
18.	It is a traditional story that attempts to explain a natural phenomenon or justify a certain practice or belief of a society
19.	Logic; the rational principle that governs and develops the universe

20.	A figure of speech wherein a comparison is made between two unlike quantities without the use of the words, “like” or “as”
21.	A very short tale told by a character in a literary work
23.	When the protagonist is opposed by some person or other force
24.	It deals with the actions of gods and heroes.
28.	The particular value or lesson the author is trying to get across to the reader
30.	It is the final solution or outcome of a play or story
31.	An author’s choice of words; words have specific meanings and since one’s choice of words can affect feelings, a writer’s choice of words can have great impact in a literary work
34.	A Japanese poetic form consisting of three lines: Five syllables in the first and third lines, and seven syllables in the second line
39.	Stories in poetic form, often about tragic love and are usually sung
42.	A poem in praise of something divine or expressing some noble idea
43.	The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by a description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions