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Literary Toolbox

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opposing, hostile antagonist
lead figure in a novel, play, story, or poem character
personality a character displays characterization
the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in a narrative climax
a series of difficulties forming the central action narrative complication
a struggle between two opposing forces or characters in a short story, novel play, or narrative poem conflict
the emotion or association that a word or phrase may arouse connotation
the literal meaning of a word denotation
to tie up all lose ends denouement
a representation of speech patterns of a particular region or social group dialect
where characters speak to one another dialog
a writers choice of words, particularly, for clarity, effectiveness, and precision diction
the alteration of objective facts exaggeration
the kind of writing that is intended primarily to present information exposition
a brief story or poem that is told to present a moral fable
all of the action in play that followed the turning point falling action
a type of comedy based on a far fetched humorous situation, often with ridiculous or stereotype characters farce
language that is not intended to be interrupted in a literal sense figurative language
a scene in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem that interrupts the action to show an event that happened at an earlier time flash back
embodies one or two qualities, ideas, or traits that can be readily described in a brief summary; they are not psychologically complex characters and therefore are readily accessible to readers flat character
a character who sets off another character by contrast foil
the use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest what action is to come foreshadow
literary genre focusing on dark, mysterious, terrifying events gothic
language that appeals to any sense or any combination of senses imagery
a reversal of the usual order of words to achieve some kind of emphasis inversion
a contrast of an incongruity between what is stated and what is really meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually does happen irony
when one theme or idea or person is paralleled to another happen juxtaposition
a fact of idea stated directly literal language
a comparison between two unlike things with the intent of giving added meaning to one of them metaphor
the emotional attitude the author takes towards his subject mood
a recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work; a dominant there or central idea motif
the kind of writing or speaking that tells a story narration
one who narrates or tells a story narrator
a fictional narrative in phrase generally longer than a short story novel
a summary or recapitulation of a piece of literature paraphrase
the sequence of events or happening in a literary work plot
the vantage point from which a narrative is told point of view
the main character or lead figure in a novel, play, story, or poem protagonist
usually the humorous use of a word or phrase to suggest two or more meanings at the same time pun
those events in a play that lead to a turning point in the action rising action
the time and place of the action in a narrative setting
a manner of putting thoughts into words or the characteristic mode of construction and expression in writing and speaking style
the equality of a literary work that makes this reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events suspense
any object, person, place, or action that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something larger than itself symbol
a person, place, or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well symbolism
the main idea or the basic meaning go a literary work theme
the central idea of an essay thesis
the attitude a writer takes towards his or her subject characters and readers tone
the climax of the story, in which the end result becomes inevitable turning point
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