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Literary Terms
Vocab Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -init- | beginning |
| -type | impression or type |
| analogies | a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of the explanation or clarification |
| antonyms | words with opposite meanings |
| arch- | chief, principal or first |
| archetype | a character, symbol, story pattern, or other element that is common to human experience across cultures and that occurs frequently in literature, myth, and folklore |
| concise | brief and to the point |
| conditional mood | verb that express something that hasn't happened or something that can happen if a certain condition is met |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| connotation | the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word - beyond its literal definition |
| context | the circumstances or facts that surrounds a particular event or situation |
| denotation | the exact, literal meaning of a word |
| details | in writing, evidence (facts, statistics, examples) that supports the topic sentence |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie. |
| diction | a writer’s or speaker’s choice of words |
| epic | a long narrative poem about the deeds of heroes or god first person point of view |
| first person point of view | a character that tells the story from his or her own perspective |
| imagery | descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures; imagery is created by details that appeal to one or more of the five senses |
| imperative mood | verbs that express a command or request |
| indicative mood | verbs that indicate a fact or opinion |
| interrogative mood | verbs that as a question |
| mood | the overall emotional quality of a work, which is created by the author’s language and tone and the subject matter |
| nuance | a subtle difference or distinction in meaning |
| pacing | the amount of time a writer gives to describing each event and developing each stage of the plot |
| plot | the sequence of related events that make up a story or novel |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| prepositional phrases | a modifying phrase consisting of a preposition and its object. |
| protagonist | the central character in a work of literature, the one who is involved in the main conflict in the plot |
| punctuation | the marks, such as period, comma, and parentheses, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning. |
| re- | again or back |
| setting | the time and the place in which events happen |
| subjunctive mood | verbs that describe a state that this uncertain or contrary to fact |
| synoymns | words with similar meanings |
| technique | a way of carrying out a particular task; for example, visual techniques are ways images can be used to convey narration |
| third person point of view | a narrator (not a character) tells the story |
| tone | a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject |
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