Group 4 Words

The usually humurous use of a word in such a way to suggest two or more meanings

• pun

• refrain

• satire

• setting

A line or set of lines repeated several times over the course of a poem.

• pun

• refrain

• satire

• setting

A form of humor that focuses on making fun of society through, witty, sometimes dark social commentary.

• pun

• refrain

• satire

• setting

The time, place, and environment in which a story occurs.

• pun

• refrain

• satire

• setting

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.”

• simile

• soliloquy

• stanza

• structure

A speech given by one character alone on stage in which the character expresses his/her thoughts or feelings.

• simile

• soliloquy

• stanza

• structure

A group of lines in a verse, roughly analogous in function to the paragraph in prose.

• simile

• soliloquy

• stanza

• structure

The way in which a work is arranged or divided.

• simile

• soliloquy

• stanza

• structure

The manner in which an author writes, which can distinguish them from another writer.

• style

• subjective

• suspension of disbelief

• symbol/symbolism

This term uses the interior or personal view of a single observer and is typically colored with that observer's emotional responses.

• style

• subjective

• suspension of disbelief

• symbol/symbolism