Literary Terms

3. the speaker's attitude toward the subject and/or audience
4. a brief indirect reference to a person, event, time period, literary work etc.)
7. deliberate reuse of words and phrases for effect
8. a comparison of two different things that uses "like" or "as"
9. repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words
11. scheme the pattern of end rhyme (represented by the letters of the alphabet)
12. an over-exaggeration, used for emphasis or effect
14. repetition of consonant sounds close to each other
16. vivid, descriptive language that appeals to the five senses

1. the use of a word that imitates a sound
2. giving human-like qualities to a non-human thing
5. a direct comparison of two different things
6. repetition of vowel sounds with words close to each other
10. repetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of sentences, lines, or clauses
13. the effect the text has on the reader
15. a group of lines in poetry