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Literary Terms 2016
Literary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conflict | dramatic struggle between two forces in a story; it creates the plot |
| Conflict: Character vs. Character | protagonist vs. antagonist; good guy vs. bad guy |
| Conflict: Character vs. Self | struggle takes place inside his or her mind; choosing between right and wrong |
| Conflict: Character vs. Nature | struggle with the forces of nature; struggle for survival |
| External conflict | character vs. an outside source |
| Internal conflict | Character vs. self |
| Direct characterization | process by which the character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives or phrases |
| Indirect characterization | process by which the character is revealed through speech, actions, or appearance |
| Symbolism | a person, place, or thing which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well; suggesting a meaning beyond the obvious |
| Theme | the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work; may be stated or implied; expresses some opinion on the main topic |
| Mood | the atmosphere of a literary piece; evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions |
| Tone | the author's attitude (stated or implied); examples include optimism, seriousness, humorous |
| Foreshadowing | The use of a hint or clue to suggest a larger event that occurs later in the work |
| Diction | Word choice |
| Allusion | a brief or indirect reference to a person, place, or passage in a work of literature that should be well known to the reader |
| Allegory | a story or poem that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one |
| Rhetoric | the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing |
| Irony | the contrast between what is expected and what actually is |
| Verbal irony | the contrast between what is said and what is actually meant |
| Situational irony | a happening that is the opposite of what is expected |
| Dramatic irony | when the audience or reader knows more than the characters know |
| Denotation | The literal meaning of a word |
| Connotation | Feelings and ideas that are associated with a word (something suggested or implied) |
| Satire | Use of ridicule, sarcasm, or irony to expose vices or abuses |
| Metaphor | figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things |
| Author's Point of view | the angle of considering things which shows us the opinion or feelings of the individuals involved in a situation |
| First person point of view | involves the use of either of the two pronouns "I "or "we"; narrator is character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings; can't tell us thoughts of other characters |
| Third-person objective | narrator is an "outsider" who can report only what he or she sees and hears; can't tell us the thoughts of other characters |
| Third-person limited | narrator is an "outsider" who sees into the minds of one of the characters |
| Third-person Omniscient | narrator is an all-knowing "outsider" who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters |
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