Literary Terms Review

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Language that appeals to the senses

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Imagery: Descriptive language that evokes sensory experience.

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Comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile: A figure of speech that directly compares two different things.

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Dialogue spoken by one character to others on stage

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Monologue: A long speech by one character in a play.

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Two consecutive lines of poetry that form a unit

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Couplet: A pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and have the same meter.

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Character who does not change much in the story

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Static Character: A character who remains the same throughout the story.

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

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Allusion: An indirect reference to something.

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A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

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Metaphor: A direct comparison that states one thing is another.

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A character who contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist

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Foil: A character that highlights the traits of another character.

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A speech given by a character alone on stage, revealing their thoughts

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Soliloquy: A device used in drama to reveal a character's inner thoughts.

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning

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Idiom: A common expression that does not mean what it literally says.