Jacob Theriot

1/7/11
3rd hour

Allegory- Narrative is which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or
moral qualities.

Allusion- Reference to a statement, a person, a place, an event, or a thing that is

known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, sports, science, or the arts.

Ambiguity- Element of uncertainty in a text, in which something can be interpreted

in a number of different ways.

Anecdote- Very brief account of a particular incident.

Aside- In a play, words spoken by a character directly to the audience or to another

character but not overheard by others onstage.

Assonance- Repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant

sounds in words that are close together.

Blank Verse- Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter

Connotations- All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests.
Couplet- Two consecutive lines of poetry that form a unit often emphasized by a
rhythm or rhyme.

Description- Type of writing intended to create a mood or an emotion or to re-

create a person, a place, a thing, an event, or an experience

Exposition- Type of writing that explains, gives information, or clarifies an idea.

Fable- Brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral, or a practical lesson
about life.