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Literary Terms for Pre Ap

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Character   An individual, object, animal, or force created by the author for his/her work  
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Climax   Most decisive & critical scene or event  
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Conflict   Main character's opposed by another character/force  
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Connotation   Secondary meaning of a word in addition to its explicit meaning  
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Denotation   Explicit meaning of of a word  
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Diction   The choice of words, phrases, sentence structure & fig. lang which leads to the clarity & accuracy of writing  
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Epic Hero   Larger than life hero who takes on a quest  
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Figures of Speech   A stylistic divide that compares two things to convey a meaning or exaggerate a description  
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Foreshadowing   When the writer drops hints/clues as to what'll happen later on  
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Homoric Simile   Extended simile elaborated in great detail  
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Internal Conflict   Struggle that takes place in the protagonist's mind  
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Verbal Irony/Irony   Expression or statement where the meaning is used in the opposite way  
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Metaphor   Compares 2 things w/o using like/as  
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Mood   Emotion ambience (surroundings, feel) established by a literary work  
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Narrator   Character telling story  
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Plot   Order of events & incidents that occur in the storyline  
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Point of View   Perspective the author uses to tell the story  
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Resolution   The conflict in the story is worked out in some way  
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Setting   Time AND place in which a work of literature occurs  
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Simile   Comparing 2 things using like/as  
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Sololiequy   When a character is alone & talking to him/herself aloud  
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Speaker   The voice in a poem, may be poet or character created by poet  
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Surprise Ending   Piece of literature ends in an unexpected way  
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Suspense   Growing feeling of excitement felt by the audience while awaiting climax of the story  
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Tone   Atitude of the author towards teh work of writing (ie. word choice)  
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Theme   A controlling idea/subject for reflection in a literary work  
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Symbol   An object that represents an idea or feeling  
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Dramatic Irony   Audience knows something the main character doesn't  
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Irony of Situation   Action is opposite of what's expected  
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3rd Person Point of View   Told by one of the characters using he and she (knows everything in the story)  
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