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Eng3 Sem Lit Terms
Sem Exam Review December 2016
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ALLUSION | an indirect REFERENCE to something such as mythology, history, the Bible, etc. |
| CONFLICT | a STRUGGLE between two forces such as man vs. man or man vs. society |
| IRONY | a device where words or actions CONTRADICT real meanings or expectations |
| NARRATOR | the character who tells the events of a story |
| POINT OF VIEW | the PERSPECTIVE of a story; stories are commonly told from first person or third person |
| SIMILE | a DIRECT COMPARISON using like or as example: "You are like a hurricane: there's calm in your eye, but I'm getting blown away." |
| METAPHOR | an IMPLIED COMPARISON example: "No man is an island." |
| STANZA | a division of lines in a poem |
| SYMBOL | a thing that represents something else |
| THEME | the CENTRAL IDEA or universal meaning of a text |
| TONE | the author's ATTITUDE |
| PERSONIFICATION | giving objects and abstract ideas human qualities example: "The insatiable hunger for imagination preys upon human life." |