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English9 Lit Terms
Literary Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| allusion | a reference to historical or fictional characters, places, or events. pulls meaning into text from outside source |
| CHARACTERIZATION | the ways in which an author reveals a character (physical, what they say, what others say, actions, direct description) |
| flat character | usually has only one outstanding trait immediately recognizable i.e. mad scientist |
| round character | more complex shown in more detail. capable of surprising character in convincing way |
| protagonist | main character |
| antagonist | character opposes/blocks protagonist |
| dynamic | character changes/grows in course of story |
| static | character remains the same |
| direct characterization | OVERT, author describes character directly |
| indirect characterization | author reveals character through his/her thoughts , words, ideas |
| foil | character used to contrast another character Benvolio=peaceful compared to Tybalt=hot headed |
| DICTION | author's choice of words varies uses diction to create tone |
| denotation | literal, dictionary definition of a term |
| connotation | associations/emotions word suggests |
| flashback | scene that interrupts present action of plot to tell what happened at an earlier time |
| foreshadowing | clues that hint what will later happen in the story (why is that happening?) |
| hyperbole | figure of speech using exaggeration to express strong emotion or create comic effect |
| imagery | language that appeals to the senses; touch,sounds,smell,taste |
| IRONY | contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality |
| verbal irony | occurs when words say one thing but mean something else i.e. omg i love my baby bro(no you don't stop lyin gurrllll) |
| situational irony | what actually happens is the opposite of what you expect/led to believe i.e. terrorist sends bomb in package, didnt pay enough postage, gets it sent back, opens it and gets blown up |
| dramatic irony | occurs when reader knows something important that audience doesn't know |
| metaphor | figure of speech in which one thing spoken/written as if it were another. reader makes comparison between 2 things |
| motif | anything repeated over and over throughout a story, suggesting thematic meaning i.e. To Kill a Mockingbird-repeats haunted houses, full moons, etc. |
| oxymoron | a figure of speech combining contradictory ideas |
| personification | figure of speech- non-human objects given human qualities/action |
| plot | series of related events that make up a story or drama |
| POINT OF VIEW | point from which story is seen or told |
| first person | story told by one character (I) |
| third person | narrator=non-participant |
| third person omniscient | narrator shares thoughts/feelings on main characters |
| third person limited | narrator reveals thoughts/feelings on just one character |
| third person objective | narrator does not enter mind of any character describes events from outside, telling how people look, dialogue, but reader infers thoughts+feelings |
| rhyme | repetition of similar sounds at regular intervals, usually at end of phrase |
| alliteration | repetition of beginning consonant |
| assonance | repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds i.e. her EYES like saphIres shIning brIght, her forehead Ivory whIte |
| consonance | occurs when rhymed words or phrases have the same consonant sounds but different vowels i.e. chItter chAtter |
| setting | time and place in which story takes place |
| simile | figure of speech that compares two things, indicated by LIKE,AS,THEN i.e. you're as pretty as a butterfly |
| subject | abstract topic writer addresses i.e. harry potter-courage,friendship |
| theme | what author is saying about their subject, statement about life reader learns along with protagonist |
| symbol | person,place,thing,event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself i.e. cross represents Christianity |
| tone | attitude writer takes toward subject or audience |
| understatement | opposite of hyperbole says much less than is really meant i.e. Donald Trump: "I'm a little rich" |
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