Keystone Literature Exam Part 2

A poem mourning the dead.

A story that illustrates a moral often using animals as the character—for example, The Tortoise and the Hare.

A long poem narrating the adventures of a heroic figure—for example, Homer's The Odyssey.

The point of view of writing which the narrator refers to himself as "I."

A rhyme that occurs within one line such as "He's King of the Swing."

Poetry with no set meter (rhythm) or rhyme scheme.

A kind of style usually art or literature. Some include poetry, dramas, novels, short stories, memoirs, biographies, etc.

A huge exaggeration. For example, "Dan's the funniest guy on the planet!" or "That baseball card is worth a zillion dollars!"

Ten-syllable lines in which every other syllable is stressed. For example: "With eyes like stars upon the brave night air."

A technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story.

The use of description that helps the reader imagine how something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or taste. Most of the time, it refers to appearance. For example, "The young bird's white, feathered wings flutter as he made his way across the nighttime sky."

Language that does not mean exactly what it says. For example, you can call someone who is very angry "steaming."

Language that conveys a certain idea by saying just the opposite.

Rhyming words that are at the ends of their respective lines—what we typically think of as normal rhyme.

Language that means exactly what it says.