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Literary Terms 2015
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| onomatopoeia | a word intended to simulate the actual sound of the thing or action it describes |
| genre | a literary type or form |
| satire | a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule |
| hyperbole | a deliberate exaggeration |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is presented to a reader |
| alliteration | the use of repeated consonant sound, usually at the beginning of a series of words |
| figurative language | devices such as metaphor, simile, repetition, personification, etc., used by authors to convey emotion, mood, theme and more |
| narrative | a story that relates an event in logical sequence |
| diction | choice of words |
| analogy | a comparison of two like things, usually used to introduce or explain something unfamiliar |
| imagery | a word or group of words in a literary work that appeal to one or more of the senses |
| symbol | a character, action, setting, or object representing something else in the story |
| mood | the atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work |
| protagonist | the main character,usually the hero |
| setting | the time and place that the events of a story occur |
| pathos | something that evokes a feeling of pity or sympathy |
| oxymoron | a pharse in which the words are contradictory |
| style | the author's unique manner or expression as seen through author's word choice, syntax, and tone. Develops author's voice. |
| allusion | a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance |
| irony | the difference between appearance and reality |
| personification | assigning human attributes to something nonhuman |
| tone | an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. Tone is generally conveyed through the choice of words or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject. |
| antagonist | the major character opposing the main character - usually the villain |
| theme | the big idea that is explored in a work of literature |
| foreshadowing | the use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest what action is to come |
| paradox | a phrase that appears to be contradictory, but which actually contains some basic truth that resolves the apparent contradiction |
| metaphor | a comparison made by calling one item another item |
| flashback | a scene in a work that interrupts the action to show an event that happened earlier - out of order |
| characterization | the method used by a writer to reveal the personality of a character |
| plot | the main events that structure the story |
| exposition | the beginning of the story that sets the tone, establishes the setting, introduces the characters, and gives important background information |
| conflict | the person or force that opposes the protagonist in a short story or other work of fiction; may be internal or external |
| falling action | the winding up of the story; events and complications begin to resolve and the result of actions of the main characters are put forward. |
| climax | the decisive turning point of the story where we see the conflict beginning to be resolved |
| resolution | the moment in which the conflict ends and the outcome of the action is clear |
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