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Literary terms 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one | allegory |
| the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words | alliteration |
| a reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature | allusion |
| a point-by-point comparison between two things that a alike in some way | analogy |
| the working against the main character | antagonist |
| the repetition of vowel sounds within non-rhyming words | assonance |
| a writer usually writes for one or more of these purposes: to express thoughts or feelings, to inform of explain, to persuade, and to entertain | author's purpose |
| the people, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action of a work of literature | characters |
| one who undergoes important changes as a plot unfolds. the changes occur because of the character's actions and experiences in the story. the changes are usually internal and may be good or bad. main characters are usually always this!! | dynamic characters |
| one who remains the same throughout a story. the character may experience events and have interactions with other characters but he or she is not changed because of them | static characters |
| a character who is not complicated - no personality | flat characters |
| a character who is complex (a lot of personality and characteristics) | round characters |
| the way a writer creates and develops characters. there are two different types: direct and indirect | characterization |
| a struggle between two opposing forces *external and internal | conflict |
| 2 characters creating conflict | man vs man |
| anything with survival (conflict) | man vs nature |
| the character dealing with something within themself (conflict) | man vs self |
| a character vs the rest (conflict) | man vs society |
| the ideas and feelings associated with the word, as opposed to its dictionary definition | connotation |
| a word's dictionary meaning | denotation |
| written conversation between two or more characters | dialogue |
| language that communicates meanings beyond the literal meanings of words | figurative language |
| an interruption of the action to present events that took place of an earlier time | flashback |
| when a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story | foreshadowing |
| a category in which a work of literature is classified | genre |
| prose writing that tells an imaginary story | fiction |
| a genre of fiction that is set in the modern present with human characteristics and is based on the premise that the story's plot could actually happen in real life | realistic fiction |
| a short story or a novel that is set in the past and includes real events of historical importance | historical fiction |
| fiction in which a writer explores unexpected possibilities of the past or the future, using known scientific data and theories as well as his or her creative imagination | science fiction |
| a type of fiction that is highly imaginative and portrays events, settings, or characters that are unrealistic | fantasy |
| writing that tells about real people, places, and events | nonfiction |
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