English Exam Study Guide
Alliteration - Answer-repition of initial constant sounds in accented syllables
Assonance - Answer-repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables containing dissimilar consonant
sounds
Metaphor - Answer-figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else
Simile - Answer-a comparison of two things using like or as
Imagery - Answer-the use of language to visually describe something
Paradox - Answer-a seemingly contradictory statement that might be true
Irony - Answer-expressing meaning by using language that signifies the opposite of what you mean
Romanticism - Answer-18th century literary style focussing on nature, fantasy, and the individual
, Victorian Era - Answer-period of rapid change and industrialization in the 19th century
Bildungsroman - Answer-a story about a character's development and maturation
Kunstlerroman - Answer-a story about a young artist's life
framed narrative - Answer-a story within a story
apostrophe - Answer-referring to something thats is not there
modernism - Answer-19th and 20th century literary movement
imagism - Answer-early 20th century poetry focused on precise imagery and clear language
Arcadia - Answer-earthly paradise
momento mori - Answer-a reminder of death
ode - Answer-a poem addressed to a person or thing
lyric poetry - Answer-first person poem expressing emotion
narrative - Answer-tells a story
ballad - Answer-a poem that tells a story that is usually in the form of a song
Alliteration - Answer-repition of initial constant sounds in accented syllables
Assonance - Answer-repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables containing dissimilar consonant
sounds
Metaphor - Answer-figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else
Simile - Answer-a comparison of two things using like or as
Imagery - Answer-the use of language to visually describe something
Paradox - Answer-a seemingly contradictory statement that might be true
Irony - Answer-expressing meaning by using language that signifies the opposite of what you mean
Romanticism - Answer-18th century literary style focussing on nature, fantasy, and the individual
, Victorian Era - Answer-period of rapid change and industrialization in the 19th century
Bildungsroman - Answer-a story about a character's development and maturation
Kunstlerroman - Answer-a story about a young artist's life
framed narrative - Answer-a story within a story
apostrophe - Answer-referring to something thats is not there
modernism - Answer-19th and 20th century literary movement
imagism - Answer-early 20th century poetry focused on precise imagery and clear language
Arcadia - Answer-earthly paradise
momento mori - Answer-a reminder of death
ode - Answer-a poem addressed to a person or thing
lyric poetry - Answer-first person poem expressing emotion
narrative - Answer-tells a story
ballad - Answer-a poem that tells a story that is usually in the form of a song
