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English 1 Semester 1
Literary Terms
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| a reference to a statement, a person a place, or an event from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, science, or pop culture | allusion |
| the writer's attitude toward his subject, characters, and readers; usually conveyed through author's choice of words and details | tone |
| the use of clues to hint at what is going to happen later in the plot | foreshadowing |
| the method of character development in which the author simply tells what the character is like | direct characterization |
| an easily recognized character type in fiction who may not be fully delineated but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of the author | flat character |
| a literary character who remains basically unchanged throughout a work | static character |
| the main character in fiction, drama, or epic poetry; the person whose conflict sets the plot in motion | protagonist |
| a scene that interrupts the present action of the plot to move backward to tell what happened at an earlier time | flashback |
| a character who sets off another character in the plot by strong contrast; emphasizes the differences between the two characters | foil |
| a struggle which takes place in the protagonist's mind and through which the character reaches a new understanding or dynamic change | internal conflict |
| the idea or insight the authgor wants to convey about the subject; the writer's view of the world or a revelation about human nature; should be expressed in a sentence | theme |
| when you say one thing but mean something else | verbal irony |
| when a situation turns out to be just the opposite of what we expect | situational irony |
| when we in the audience know something that characters on stage or screen do not know | dramatic irony |
| a person, place, thing, quality, or event that stands both for itself and for something much broader than itself | symbol |
| a figure of speech that uses overexaggeration to express strong emotion or create a comic effect | hyperbole |
| a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things by using a connective word such as like, as, than, or resembles | simile |
| a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things without using a connective word such as like, as, than, or resembles | metaphor |
| language that appeals to the senses; used to help the reader see pictures in his mind | imagery |
| the repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds in words that are close together in a poem; found at the beginning of words or accented syllables | alliteration |
| a kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if were human | personification |
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