List of Literary Terms (Junior Cert English): Flashcards

Repeating same initial consonant sound in close words

Repeating similar vowel sounds within words/phrases

Repeating consonant sounds within words close together

Fourteen lines

3 lines: 5-7-5 syllable pattern

19 lines: 5 tercets + 1 quatrain

Main character in a narrative

Character/force opposing protagonist's goals

Internal (within character) & external (outside forces)

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

Comparison between two things without 'like' or 'as'

Direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Assigning human attributes to objects or abstract ideas

Characters unaware of plot info known to audience

Story where characters/events have symbolic meanings