| A | B |
| imagism | lit movement between 1912 and 1927 with short free verse poetry |
| stream of conciousness | thoughts that come from the characters mind |
| exposition | speech that explains information |
| resolution | central conflict in a story |
| harlem renaissance | In the 1920's when african americans made creative art |
| dramatic monologue | poem where an imaginary speaker speaks to a silent listener |
| characterization | act of developing a character |
| blank verse | poetry with unrymed iambic pentameter |
| free verse | poetry that lacks pattern |
| hyperbole | dileberate exaggeration |
| metaphor | when something is spoken about as if it were something else |
| mutability | prone to frequent change |
| aspiration | the pronunciation of a consanant sound with an aspirate |
| jilt | to dismiss |
| inference | a presumption |
| modernism | practice of radically new customs |
| expatriates | one living as though away from their country |