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Literary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allusion | the reference to a famous person, place, event, or other work of literature. |
| climax | the highest point of suspense |
| dialect | a form of language as it is spoken in a certain place or among a certain group of people |
| dynamic character | the character that changes a lot in the story |
| plot | sequence of related events that make up a story: it is the action or what happens in the story |
| resolution | the final stage in which loose ends are tied up and the storyis brought to a close |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things that have some quality in common using like or as |
| symbol | anything that stands for or represents something else |
| transitions | connecting words that let readers know how ideas are related |
| setting | time and place of action of a story, poem, or play |
| protagonist | the main character, the hero, the positive force |
| narrative | the kind of writing that tells a story |
| Irony | a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens |
| imagery | words or phrases that appear to the reader's senses |
| fiction | prose writing that tells an imaginary story |
| character | a person, animal, or imaginary creature that takes part in the action of the literary work |
| antagonist | the person or force that works against the proantagonist |
| conflict | a struggle between 2 opposing forces |
| flashback | a scene in literary work that interrupts the present action to describe an event that took place at an earlier time |
| genre | the term used to identify the major categories of literature |
| inference | a logical guess or conclusion based on evidence and ones own experience |
| personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea |
| metaphor | a comparison of 2 unlike things that have some quality in common |
| repetition | the repeated use of any element of language |
| short story | a work of fiction that can generally be read in one sitting |
| suspense | the feeling of growing tension and excitement felt by a reader |
| characterisation | refers to the techniques a writer uses to create and develop a character |
| descriptive | a picture in words of a scene, a character, or an object |
| clarify | get a clearer understanding |
| dialogue | a conversation between 2 or more persons |
| figurative language | goes beyond dictionary meaning of words to create fresh and original descriptions |
| foreshadowing | refers to writer's use of hints that suggest events that will occur later in the story |
| main idea | the central idea that a writer expresses in his or her work |
| moral | a lesson or guide for living that you can apply to your own life |
| static character | the character that changes little or not at all during the story |
| summarize | to tell briefly in your own words the main idea of the piece of writing, leaving out unimportant details |
| theme | the message about life or human nature communicated by work or literature |
| complication | set in as the characters try to resolve the conflict |
| exposition | introduces the characters and the conflict that they face |
| mood | a feeling created in the reader by the literary work |
| novel | a work of fiction that is longer and more complex than a short story |
| non fiction | prose writing that presents and explains ideas about real people, places, objects, or events |
| persuasion | writing that is meant to make its audience adopt a certain opinion , or perform an action, or do both |
| point of view | perspective from which the story is told |
| first person | the narrator is one of the characters in the story and uses pronouns such as I, me, and we. the reader sees the events of the story and other characters only through the eyes of the narrator. |
| third person | the narrator is not in the story and relates the story using pronouns such as he, she, or it |
| third person limited | the narrator brings us into the mind of only one character |
| third person omniscient | the all knowing point of view. the narrator knows everything about the characters and can see into their mind. |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words that mimic sounds. A string of syllables the author has made up to represent the way a sound really sounds |
| alliteration | repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words |
| hyperbole | a exaggerated statement used to heighten effect |
| idiom | a expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of its individual words |
| assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words |
| oxymoron | a figure of speech in which contradictory ideas or terms are combined |
| stanza | a group of two or more lines in a poem |
| external conflict | man vs man, man vs nature, and man vs society |
| internal conflict | man vs himself |
| sensory details | words or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell |
Created by:
Courtney Crabtree
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