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Literary Terms
Mrs hasket's exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The representation of ideas or mortal principles by means of symbolic characters, events or objects | Allegory |
| the repetition of a constant sound to create rhthym and aid memory | alliteration |
| a breif reference to a historical or literary person, place, objects, or events | allusion |
| a short narrative that tells the particulars of an interesting and/or humourous event | anecdote |
| a person or thing that opposes the protagonist or hero/heroine of a story | antagonist |
| unrhymed, but otherwise regular verse, usually iambic pentameter | blank verse |
| the creation of imaginary persons so that they seem lifelike | characterization |
| a word or phrase that is so overused that it is no longer effective in most writing situations | cliche |
| a high point or point in a piece of literature, the point at which the rising action reverses and becomes the falling action or denuement | climax |
| the parts of a composition should be arranged in a logical and orderly manner so that the meaning and ideas are clear and intelligible | coherence |
| the problem or struggle that the characters have to solve or come to grips with by the end of the story | conflict |
| the emotions and feelings that surround a word | connotation |
| the environment of a word | context |
| the literal or basic meaning of a word | dentation |
| the resolution or outcome of a play or story | denuement |
| the conversation between two or more characteristics in a work of literature | dialogue |
| a story told by actors who play the characters and reveal the conflict through their actions and dialogue | drama |
| when you put yourself in someone else's place and imagine how that person must feel | empathy |
| a long narrative poem about the deed of a great hero that reflects the values of the society that produced it | epic |
| a formal speech praising a person or thing | eulogy |
| when you replce one word or phrase for another in order to avoid being offensive | euphemism |
| the introductory section of a play or novel that provides background information on setting | exposition |
| the last section of a play or story that works out the decision arrived at during the climax | falling action |
| expressive language that is written to create a special effect or feeling | figurative language |
| insertion of a scene or event thet took place in the past for the purpose of making something in the present more clear | flashback |
| the tern is applied to any person who through contrast, underscores the distinctive characteristics of another | foil |
| the suggestion or hint of events to come later in a literary work | foreshadowing |
| a french word thet means type or form of literature | genre |
| the error through which the fortunes of a tragic hero are reversed | hamartia |
| fiction whos setting is in some time other than that in which it is written | historical fiction |
| a type of figurative language thet makes an overstatement for the purpose of emphasis | hyperbole |
| a line of poetry that contains five iambic feet | lambic pentameter |
| the use of descriptive words to create vivid mental pictures in the minds of a reader | imagery |
| when the audience knows more than tha characters on stage | irony:dramatic |
| event that is the opposite of what is or might be expected | irony:stuational |
| the expression of an attitude or intention that is the opposite of what is actually meant | irony:verbal |
| a comparison of two dissimilar things | metaphor |
| the substitution of an object closely associated with a word for the word itself | metonymy |
| the feeling of a place | mood |
| recurring ideas things and actions that tend to unify a work | motif |
| a tradition story that presents supernatural beings that explain and interpet natural events | myth |
| the person who is telling the story | narrator |
| covering a wide range of prose materials which have two common characteristics:fictional nad lenghty | novel |
| a short descriptive story whose purpose is to illustrate a lesson or moral | parable |
| a statement that at first seems contradictory but reveals the truth | paradox |
| a type of figurative language that gives anitate characteristics to inanimate things | personification |
| the action of a story | plot |
| the main character in a work | protagonist |
| false name | pseudonym |
| double meaning | pun |
| repeating a word or group | repetition |
| resolution | the portion of a play or story where the problem is solved |
| a question asked only for effect | rhetorical question |
| the portion of a play after the initial incident where the action is complicated by the opposing forces ending with the climax | rising action |
| the time and place of a story | setting |
| a relatively brief fictional narrative in prose | short story |
| a comparison using like or as | simile |
| a long speech given by a character about thier feelings | soliloquy |
| pattern or form which does not change | stereotype |
| organization that a writer creates | structure |
| how the author writes | style |
| a sybol is something that stands for something larger than itself | symbolism |
| figure of speech in which a part represents the whole or when the whole represents the part | synecdoche |
| arrangement of words within a phrase | syntax |
| a statement of the central idea of a piece of writing | theme |
| the attitude of the author | tone |
| nobles hero tragic flaw causes him/her to break a moral law | classical tragedy |
| hero is often an ordinary person who faces circumstances with dignity | modern tragedy |
| piece of writing is organized so that all of its parts belong | unity |
| personality of the writer | writers voice |
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