a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true

a sudden understanding or realization which prior to this was not thought of or understood

a device where being indirect replaces directness to avoid unpleasantness

It differs from a regular in that several comparisons are made and are extended throughout the passage.

First-Person Narrator

A character in a story who is telling the story; readers see only what this character sees, hears, etc.

writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally

a section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time

the use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur

derived from the Greek word hybris, means “excessive pride.” In Greek tragedy, hubris is often viewed as the flaw that leads to the downfall of the tragic hero.

a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement

the descriptive of figurative language used in literature to appeal to one or more of the five senses

a change in the normal word order. Instead of “I have never seen such a mess,” one might write: “Never have I seen such a mess.” This is a device in which typical sentence patterns are reversed to create an emphatic or rhythmic effect

the general name given to literary techniques that involve differences between: a. appearances and reality b. expectation and result c. meaning and intention

uses words in their ordinary senses (the opposite of figurative language)

a comparison between two unlike things not using “as,” “like,” “than,” or “resembles

a speech by one character in a play, story, or poem in which he/she has listeners who do not speak

the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage

a simple device that serves as a basis for an expanded narrative . . . The motif is a recurring feature in the work.

a speaker or character who tells a story . . . He/She may be either a character in the story or an outside observer.

an all-knowing 3rd person narrator . . . This type of narrator can reveal to readers what the characters think and feel.

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Literary Terms #2

Question	Answer
Dramatic Irony	a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true
Epiphany	a sudden understanding or realization which prior to this was not thought of or understood
Euphemism	a device where being indirect replaces directness to avoid unpleasantness
Extended Metaphor	It differs from a regular in that several comparisons are made and are extended throughout the passage.
First-Person Narrator	A character in a story who is telling the story; readers see only what this character sees, hears, etc.
Figurative Language	writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally
Flashback	a section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time
Foreshadowing	the use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
Hubris	derived from the Greek word hybris, means “excessive pride.” In Greek tragedy, hubris is often viewed as the flaw that leads to the downfall of the tragic hero.
Hyperbole	a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
Imagery	the descriptive of figurative language used in literature to appeal to one or more of the five senses
Inversion	a change in the normal word order. Instead of “I have never seen such a mess,” one might write: “Never have I seen such a mess.” This is a device in which typical sentence patterns are reversed to create an emphatic or rhythmic effect
Irony	the general name given to literary techniques that involve differences between: a. appearances and reality b. expectation and result c. meaning and intention
Literal Language	uses words in their ordinary senses (the opposite of figurative language)
Metaphor	a comparison between two unlike things not using “as,” “like,” “than,” or “resembles
Monologue	a speech by one character in a play, story, or poem in which he/she has listeners who do not speak
Mood	the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
Motif	a simple device that serves as a basis for an expanded narrative . . . The motif is a recurring feature in the work.
Narrator	a speaker or character who tells a story . . . He/She may be either a character in the story or an outside observer.
Omniscient Narrator	an all-knowing 3rd person narrator . . . This type of narrator can reveal to readers what the characters think and feel.

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