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NCSH Lesson 13
Words about Literature
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| genre | a particular type of literature or art |
| fiction | written stories about people and events that are not real |
| biography | the story of a real person's life written by someone else |
| poetry | writings of a poet |
| ode | a poem that expresses a strong feeling of love or respect for someone or something |
| sonnet | a poem that is 14 lines and rhyme in a pattern |
| character | a person who appears in a story |
| plot | a series of events that form a story |
| climax | the most exciting and important part of a story |
| setting | the time, place, and conditions that the story takes place |
| theme | the main subject or message of a story or writing |
| rhetoric | the ability of speaking or writing effectively to influence other people |
| figurative | language used with a meaning that is different from the basic usage; not literal |
| simile | a phrase used to compare things using "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | a phrase used to compare things to suggest they are similar; does not use "like" or "as" |
| personification | giving human qualities to non-human things |
| repetition | the act of saying or doing something again; can be used for emphasis |
| irony | the use of words that mean the opposite of you what you actually think |
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