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Nativity- Literature
Literature Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else. A metaphor, like a simile, works by pointing out a similarity between two things |
| meter | this of a poem is its rythmical pattern that is determined by number and types of stresses, or beats, in each line |
| mood | the feeling created by a literary work |
| moral | a lesson tought by a literary work |
| motivation | a reason that explains or partially explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions, or speech |
| myth | a fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the orgins of the elements of nature |
| narration | writing that tells a story including short stories, novels, biographies, histories, and autobiographies |
| narrator | a speaker or character who tells the story |
| nonfiction | prose writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about real people, places, objects, or events |
| novel | a long work of fiction that contain plot, character, conflict, and setting |
| onomatopoeia | th use of words that imitate sounds |
| oral tradition | the passing of songs, stories, and poems from generation to generation by word of mouth |
| personification | a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subjuect is given human characteristics |
| persuasion | writing or speech that attempts to convinve the reader to adopt and opinion or course of action |
| plot | the sequence of events in a literary work |
| point of view | the perspective or vantage point from which a story is told |
| repetition | the use, more than once, of any element of language |
| science fiction | writing that tells about imaginary events that involve science or technology |
| setting | the time and place of the action |
| simile | a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike subjects using like or as |
| suspense | a feeling of anzious uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work |
| theme | a central message, concern, or insight into life expressed in a literary work |
| forshadowing | the use of a literary wordk, of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur |
| folktale | a story that was composed oraly and then passed from person to person by word of mouth |
| flash back | a section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time |
| free verse | poetry not written in a regular rhythical pattern, or meter |
| poetry | one of the three major types of literature, the others being prose and drama - language used in special ways |
| protagonist | the main character in a litarary work |
| rhyme | the repetition of sounds at the ends of words |
| sensory language | writng of speech that appeals to one or more of the five senses |
| short story | a brief work of fiction |
| stanza | a group of lines in a poem, considered as a unit |
| symbol | anything that stands for or represents something else |
| genre | a division or type of literature |
| haiku | a three-line japanese verse form |
| hero/herione | a character whose actions are inspiring or noble |
| image | a word or a phrase that appeals to one or more of the five senses |
| irony | the general name given to lierary techniques that involve surprising or amusing contradictions |
| legend | a widely told story about the past, one that may or may not have a foundation in fact |
| limerick | a humorous, rhyming, five line poem with a specific meter and rhyme scheme |
| lyric poem | a highly musical verse that expresses the observationand feelings of a single speaker |
| metamorphosis | a change in shape or form |
| alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds |
| allusion | a reference to a well known person, place, event, litereary work, or work of art |
| anecdote | a brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event |
| antagonist | a character or force in conflict with the main character or protagonist |
| autobiography | a form of nonfiction in which a person tells his or her own life story |
| ballad | a songlike poem that tells a story, often one dealing with adventure or romance |
| biography | a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells the life story of another person |
| blank verse | poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter lines (and that wasn't a misprint ) :) |
| character | a person or an animal who takes part in the action of a literary work |
| characterization | the act of creating and developing a character |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| description | a portrain, in words, of a person, a place, or an object |
| dialect | a form of a language spoken by people in a particluar region or group |
| dialog | conversation between characters |
| drama | a story written to be performed by actors |
| essay | a short, nonfiction work about a particular subject |
| exposition | writing or speech that explains or informs |
| extended metaphor | when a subject is spoken or written of as though it were something else, but several points of comparison are suggested by the writer or speaker |
| fable | a brief story usually with animal characters, that teaches a lesson, or moral |
| fantasy | a highly imaginative writing that contains elements not found in real life |
| fiction | prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events |
| figurative language | writing or speaking that is not meant to be taken literally |
| hubris | the fault of excessive pride |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration for effect that is not to be taken literally. |
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