| A | B |
|---|
| ballad | a song or song like poem that tells a story |
| bias | showing your own personal feelings against something when you shouldn't |
| biography | an account of a person's life written by another person |
| blank verse poetry | poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| diction | a writer's or speaker's choice of words |
| cosmic relief | a funny moment after a serious moment in a play |
| confessional poetry | you confess your own personal inner feelings in a poem |
| connotation | all the meanings, associations, or emotions that have come to be attached to a word |
| denotation | the literal, dictionary definition of a word |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create a comic effect |
| U/ | rhythm |
| U/U/U/U/U/ | iambic pentameter |
| Internal conflict | exists when a character is wrestling with an idea or characteristic that exists within him or herself. |
| An example might be a character that isn't sure about his or her feelings. He or she may have to make a choice between right and wrong. This is called "man vs. self." | Example of internal conflict |
| External conflict | conflict occurs when two characters in a storyline are pitted against one another. |
| Often these are the protagonist and the antagonist or "foil." This type of external conflict is known as "man vs. man" or "man vs. nature." | Example of external conflict |
