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Literary Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | Repetition of constant sounds |
| Allusion | Reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature |
| Analogy | Comparison between two things alike |
| Antagonist | The bad guy |
| Assonance | A repetition of vowel sounds |
| Authors Purpose | To inform, Persuade, and to entertain |
| Characters | The people, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action |
| Dynamic characters | A character who changes |
| Static characters | A character who doesn't change ( A static t.v doesn't change ) |
| Round characters | A character who is complex |
| flat characters | A character who is not complicated |
| Characterization | The way a writer creates and develops Characters |
| conflict | The struggle between opposing forces |
| Connotation | The ideas and feelings associated with the word |
| Denotation | Dictionary definition |
| Dialogue | A written conversation Between 2 or more characters |
| Figurative Language | Language that communicates beyond the literal meanings of words |
| Flashback | An interruption to events that took place in the past |
| Forshadowing | Hints that suggest future events in a story |
| Genre | A category in which literature is classified |
| Hyperbole | When the truth is exaggerated |
| Idiom | An expression meaning different |
| Imagery | Appeals to the five senses |
| Inference gap | A process of reaching a conclusion from known facts or evidence |
| Irony | Contrast between what one expects versus what really happens |
| Situational Irony | An outcome that turns out to be different from what one expects |
| Verbal Irony | A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what it meant |
| Dramatic Irony | Understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the story |
| Metaphor | A comparison of 2 thinks that are basically unlike, but have some qualities in common |
| Mood | The feeling or atmosphere the writer creates for the reader |
| Narrator | The voice that tells the story |
| Oxymoron | A combination of contradictory words |
| Onomatopoeia | Sounds that echo their meanings |
| Paradox | Something that seems impossible but is actually true |
| Personification | Giving human qualities to an animal |
| Plot | A series of events in a story |
| Exposition | Beggining |
| Rising | Develops the conflict |
| Climax | The greatest interest in the story |
| Falling action | The story begins to draw to a close |
| Resolution | The final outcome |
| Poetic justice | Rewards the good, punishes the bad |
| Point of view | The method of narration |
| First person | Uses " I " |
| Second person | Uses " You " |
| Third person | The character is not in the story |
| Protaginist | The good guy |
| Pun | A play on words |
| Setting | Where the story takes place |
| Satire | A genre of literature |
| Simile | A comparison between 2 unlike things using the words like or as |
| Style | A manner of writting |
| Symbolism | Something that stands beyond the literal meaning |
| Theme | A message about life |
| Tone | The writers attitude toward his/her own subject |
| Understatement | saying less than what is actually true |
| Almanac | An annual publication |
| Appendix | Supplementary material |
| Atlas | A bound collection of maps |
| Bibliography | A complete or selective list |
| Dictionary | A book giving info on a particular subject |
| Encyclopedia | a book or set of books |
| Glossary | Such a list at the back of a book |
| Index | An alphabetical listing of names |
| Table of contents | A list that is placed at the beginning of some books |
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