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CLEP Lit Vocab 1
Analyzing & Interpreting Literature Vocabulary Stack 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allegory | Where every aspect of a story is representative, usually symbolic, of something else. Usually a larger abstract concept or important historical/geopolitical event. |
| Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds within close proximity, usually in consecutive words within the same sentence or line. |
| Antagonist | Counterpart to the main character & source of a story's main conflict. |
| Anthropomorphism | Where animals or inanimate objects are portrayed in a story as people, such as by walking, talking, or being given arms, legs, facial features, etc. |
| Blank verse | Non-rhyming poetry, usually written in iambic pentameter. |
| Characterization | The author's means of conveying to the reader a character's personality, life history, values, physical attributes, etc. |
| Climax | The turning point in a story, at which the end result becomes inevitable, usually where something goes terribly wrong; the "dramatic high point" of a story |
| Connotation | An idea that is implied or suggested; what you must know in order to determine the reference of an expression. |
| Denotation | The basic meaning of a word or expression. |
| Epiphany | An intuitive flash grasp of reality, usually something simple is seen in a new light. |
| Genre | A kind of literary work. Grouped by form, technique, or sometimes subject matter. |
| Epic | Long narrative poem presenting characters in high position in adventures forming an organic whole through their relation to a central heroic figure. |
| Fiction | Any story that is written in which the characters are not real. |
| Tale | Similar in meaning to "fiction" |
| Short Story | This is brief, prose fiction that is usually about only one character and situation. |
| Parable | This is a short story with a moral. |
| Fable | Similar to a parable, a fable is a brief story that points to a moral. It usually has animals that talk. |
| Initiation Story | A story where the main character goes through "rites of initiation" such as getting a driver's license, first date, getting married, etc. |
| in medias res | When a writer starts a story in the middle of the plot. |
| Exposition | Where we meet the characters and the setting |
| Rising actions | where we find out about the conflict and includes all new problems we learn about along the way |
| Falling Action Resolution Denouement | All of these refer to what happens after the climax and lets the writer show us what happens in the end. |
| Protagonist | main character of the story |
| Anti-hero | a protagonist that does not have what it takes to make him a hero. he is lacking in some way. |
| Major Character | This character is the protagonist of the story and is the story's focus. |
| Minor Character | This character plays a supporting role in the story |
| Flat Character | Seems "sketched in" by the author. We do not know much about this character. |
| Round Character | This is a fully developed character. The author tells us both good and bad things about them. |
| Style | The way a story or book is written which shows the author's personal flair and touch. (examples include: monologue, diary format, etc.) |
| Tone | the mood of a subject; subdued, joyful, explosive, etc. |
| First Person | Where the speaker is talking about himself or herself. |
| Stream-of-consciousness | An edited view of the speaker's (or main character's) mind. Something that flows freely. |
| Narrator | someone telling the story. They are a participant and may be the main character. |
| Naïve Narrator | A narrator that does not understand the conflicts or complications about the story he is telling. |
| Third Person Narrator | Not a participant in the story. Reports events such as "she cried all night." |
| Third Person Objective Narrator | The type of narrator that cannot tell us about any of the thought of the characters, but only what they are doing. |
| Third Person Limited Narrator | The type of narrator that knows all about one character, including their thoughts, but that is all. |
| Third Person Omniscient Narrator | is all knowing. May have information that the main characters do not have. Also knows other characters thoughts. |
| Unreliable Narrator | a narrator that is mentally unstable or deranged. |
| Point of View | Is the way a story is told and by whom. |
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