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English LiteraryTerm
English Literary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Stanza | a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a group of four line in some Greek or Latin meters |
| Personification | Giving an inanimate object human characteristics |
| Metaphor | a comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"; a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable |
| Simile | a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"; a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing to another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more vivid |
| Imagery | visually descriptive or figurative language; especially in literary work |
| Theme | the subject of a talk, piece of writing, person's thoughts or an exhibition;a topic |
| Protagonist | main character; drives the action |
| Antagonist | the character that opposes the protagonist |
| Foil | the character whose main role is to highlight and emphasize, by contrast, the development taking place in the other characters; The "opposite" character |
| Plot | the events in a story (what happened and in the order it happened) |
| Tone | the reflection of the writer's mood, manner, and attitude |
| Symbol | an object that represents something else in a philosophical, religious, spiritual, or social way |
| Audience | the writer's reader |
| Infer | to draw a conclusion from facts or evidence |
| Cliche | a trite, overused statement or idea |
| Irony | contrast or dispearicy between appearance and reality |
| Verbal Irony | when a speaker says one thing but means the opposite |
| Situational Irony | when what really happens is opposite of what was expected |
| Dramatic Irony | reader (audience) knows more than the characters |
| Symbolism | the use of a person, place, thing, or event that stands for both itself and something beyond itself |
| Analogy | comparison to show similarities between two things that are otherwise dissimilar |
| Alliteration | the repetition of similar sounds, usually consonant sounds, at the beginning of words |
| Allusion | reference in a work of literature to a character, place, or situation from history, or from music, art, or another work of literature with which the general audience is typically familiar |
| Diction | writer's choice of words; an important element in the writer's voice or style |
| Mood | the emotional quality or atmosphere of literary work |
| Pun | usually humorous use of words in such a way as to suggest 2 or more of its meaning or the meanings of another word similar to the sound |
| Foreshadowing | the use of clues to prepare the reader for events that will happen later in the story |
| Hyperbole | an exaggeration used to express strong emotion to make a point |
| Flashback | interruption of chronological order of a narrative to show events tat happened earlier |
| Conflict | a struggle between two opposing forces |
| External Confict | a conflict between a character and an outside force, such as another character, nature, society, or fate |
| Internal Conflict | a conflict that takes place within the mind of a character who is torn between opposing feelings or between different courses of action |
| Exposition | introduces the story's characters, setting, or conflict |
| Rising Action | occurs as complications, twists, or intensifications of the conflict occur |
| Climax | emotional high of the story |
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