Literary TermsGroup 3

Cliche

An overused expression that has lost its

effectiveness

oStrong as an oxoDumb as a rockoHappy as if I had good senseoMany hands make light workoDon’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today

Climax

The point of greatest emotional intensity in a

plot

What is the climax in the Gospel accounts of the life

of Jesus?

The Resurrection

Consonance

The repetition of final consonant sounds after different vowel sounds

For Example

Dig and dogRiff and raffTic and tacFlip and flop

Consonance – riff raff

Assonance – feet sweep

Epic

A Long narrative poem that relates the deeds of a larger-than-life hero.

Translation?

The telling of a story using beautiful, poetic language

Essay

A short piece of nonfiction prose (writing) that

examines a single subject from a limited point of

view.