| A | B |
|---|
| Hyperbole | Deliberate overstatement or exaggeration |
| Inversion | Switching the customary order of elements in a sentence or phrase |
| Lampoon | To publicly criticize using ridicule, irony or sarcasm |
| Genre | Sub-category of literature |
| Foil | set up for the purpose of contrast |
| Lyric | poetry which explores the poet's personal emotions |
| Lament | An expression of intense sorrow or grief |
| In medias res | "In the middle" of some action |
| Foreshadowing | Hint or clue to a future event |
| Feminine rhyme | Rhyme NOT ending on the final stressed syllable |
| Gothic | Spooky, scary, creepy writing |
| Interior monologue | A record of the thoughts inside a character's head |
| Foot | Metrical unit of measurement in poetry |
| Irony | Statement which means the opposite of what it seems to mean |
| Free verse | Poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme or metrical pattern |
| Hubris | Pride leading to a character's downfall |
