English Literature Terms

• F: Figurative language

  I: Imagery

  S: Sound effects

  S: Structure

  N: Narrative Perspective

  C characterization

  S setting

  P plot
• Metaphor (chinese): 暗喻
• Simile (chinese): 比喻
• Euphemism: words or phrases that softens an uncomfortable topic.
• Taste: Gustatory
• Sight: Visual
• Touch: Tactile
• Smell: olfactory
• Sound: Auditory
• Onomatopoeia: A word that imitates the sound it describes.
• Alliteration: The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words in a line of poetry.
• Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry.
• Euphony: The quality of sound that is pleasant to the ear.
• Cacophony: A combination of sounds that is unpleasant or harsh.