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Literary Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Omniscient Point of View | The reader gains insight into the thoughts and feelings of ALL the characters. Multiple perspectives |
| Limited Point of View | The reader's scope is limited, and he can comprehend the thoughts and feelings of only one of the characters. |
| Narrative poems | Poems that tell a story |
| Epics | Long narrative poems about a great hero that are expressed in a formal, dignified tone. ` |
| Setting | The time and place in which the action of the story occurs |
| Essay | A work that seeks to state a point of view |
| Tone | The attitude of the author toward his subject |
| Alliteration | The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a group of words. |
| Paradox | A statement that seems on its surface to be self-contradictory but when used at the right time makes good sense |
| Context | Any outside factors surrounding a work that may provide additional insight to its meaning. |
| Informal essay | A type of essay in which the author adopts a friendly or conversational tone with the reader |
| Overstatement/Hyperbole | The exaggeration of details surrounding the events of a story |
| Atmosphere | Mood or emotion driven by the story's setting that the reader is supposed to share with the characters` |
| Caesura | A pause in the middle of a line of poetry, usually indicated by punctuation |
| Enjambment | Occurs when a poetic line flows past the end of one verse line into the next with no punctuation at the end of the first verse line. |
| Antagonist | The character in conflict with the protagonist |
| Villain | An evil antagonist |
| Adaptation | Seeks to take the author's original work and rework it for the purpose of length, readability, or some other reason. |
| Understatement | The representation of something as less important than it truly is |
| Suspense | Reader anxiety resulting from the author's withholding plot details |
| Character motivation | The reasons that a character behaves the way he or she does. |
| Poetic justice | When a character receives earthly rewards or punishments based on their previous actions. |
| Subplot | Any plot introduced in addition to the main plot` |
| Dramatic irony | The audience knows something that the characters do not |
| Verbal irony | Sarcasm |
| Situational irony | The opposite of what you expect to happen happens. |
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