Important English Literature Vocabulary
Mr. Lalliankima Darlong
allegory: a short moral story
narrative: consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
character: an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
alliteration: use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
repetition: the continued use of the same word or word pattern
apostrophe: an address to an absent or imaginary person
ballad: a narrative poem of popular origin
stanza: a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
dialogue: the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
rhyme: correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
rhythm: alternation of stressed and unstressed elements in speech
theme: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
symmetry: balance among the parts of something
climax: the decisive moment in a novel or play
denouement: the resolution of the main complication of a literary work
plot: the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
diction: the manner in which something is expressed in words
elegy: a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
epic: a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
setting: the context and environment in which something is situated
epithet: descriptive word or phrase
figurative: not literal
hyperbole: extravagant exaggeration
exaggeration: the act of making something more noticeable than usual
irony: incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
literal: limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
lyric: of or relating to poetry that expresses emotion
metaphor: a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
simile: a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
oxymoron: conjoined contradictory terms
paradox: a statement that contradicts itself
pastoral: a literary work idealizing the rural life
pathos: a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
rhetoric: using language effectively to please or persuade
satire: witty language used to convey insults or scorn
soliloquy: a dramatic speech giving the illusion of unspoken reflection
symbol: something visible that represents something invisible
vignette: a brief literary description
Mr. Lalliankima Darlong
allegory: a short moral story
narrative: consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
character: an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction
alliteration: use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
repetition: the continued use of the same word or word pattern
apostrophe: an address to an absent or imaginary person
ballad: a narrative poem of popular origin
stanza: a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
dialogue: the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
rhyme: correspondence in the final sounds of two or more lines
rhythm: alternation of stressed and unstressed elements in speech
theme: a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
symmetry: balance among the parts of something
climax: the decisive moment in a novel or play
denouement: the resolution of the main complication of a literary work
plot: the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
diction: the manner in which something is expressed in words
elegy: a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
epic: a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
setting: the context and environment in which something is situated
epithet: descriptive word or phrase
figurative: not literal
hyperbole: extravagant exaggeration
exaggeration: the act of making something more noticeable than usual
irony: incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs
literal: limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text
lyric: of or relating to poetry that expresses emotion
metaphor: a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
simile: a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
oxymoron: conjoined contradictory terms
paradox: a statement that contradicts itself
pastoral: a literary work idealizing the rural life
pathos: a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
rhetoric: using language effectively to please or persuade
satire: witty language used to convey insults or scorn
soliloquy: a dramatic speech giving the illusion of unspoken reflection
symbol: something visible that represents something invisible
vignette: a brief literary description
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