![]() Example: Animal Farm by George Orwell.īlank Verse: Unrhymed poetry, usually iambic pentameter. ![]() Example: “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe.īeast Fable: Also known as a “beast epic,” this is an often satirical, allegorical style in which the main characters are animals. ![]() A ballad often tells the story of a historical event or retells a folk legend. Example: “The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain” from Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw.īallad: A narrative poem or song with a repeating refrain. An analogy often makes a point-by-point comparison from a familiar object to an unfamiliar.Īntagonist: The character who opposes the main character (the protagonist).Īntithesis: A counter-proposition that denotes a direct contrast to the original proposition, balancing an argument for parallel structure.Īrchetype: A plot pattern, such as the quest or the redeemer/scapegoat, or character element, such as the cruel stepmother, that recurs across cultures.Īssonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words. Gerard Manley Hopkins is noted for using alliteration in lines such as “Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls finches’ wings ” from “Pied Beauty.”Īllude / Allusion: To make a reference, either implied or stated, to the Bible, mythology, literature, art, music, or history that relies on the reader’s familiarity with the alluded-to work to make or reinforce a point in the current work.Īnalogy: A comparison based upon similarities and relationships of things that are somewhat alike but mostly different. Example: Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan.Īlliteration: The repetition of beginning consonant sounds through a sequence of words. ![]() ![]() If there are other terms you would like to see added, please let us know.Īllegory: A story in which ideas are represented or personified as actions, people, or things. This glossary of literary terms is excerpted from the Excellence in Literature curriculum, and is useful for the study of literature and writing. EIL 4.3 Spenser, Gawain, and Arthurian Context. ![]()
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