List of Literary Terms (Junior Cert English): Flashcards

Repeating same initial consonant sound in nearby words

Repeating similar vowel sounds in words/phrases

Repeating consonant sounds within nearby words

14-line formal poem with standard rhyme scheme

3 lines with 5-7-5 syllable pattern

19 lines (five tercets + quatrain)

Main character around whom plot revolves

Character/force opposing protagonist's goals

Internal (within character) & external (outside forces)

Comparison between things without 'like' or 'as'

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Assigning human attributes to objects/abstract ideas

Statement expressing idea other than or opposite to literal meaning

Characters unaware of plot known to audience

Story where elements have symbolic second meaning