Unit 5: Lessons 6–7

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 12, Unit 5, Lessons 6–7.
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  1. lyric
    of or relating to poetry that expresses emotion
  2. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  3. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
  4. assonance
    the repetition of similar vowels in successive words
  5. consonance
    the repetition of sounds especially at the ends of words
  6. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
  7. theme
    a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary work
  8. speaker
    the narrative voice of a poem (as distinct from the poet)
  9. persona
    an actor's portrayal of someone in a play, film, etc...
  10. monologue
    a long utterance by one person
  11. imagery
    the use of vivid sensory language in literature
Created on Wed Sep 02 13:55:15 EDT 2020 (updated Fri Jun 18 09:39:19 EDT 2021)

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