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Literary Terms (25)
All 27 Literary Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Setting | the time and place in which a story takes place |
| Theme | the main idea, the main message about life or human nature that is communicated through a work of literature |
| Characterization | techniques a writer uses to create and develop a character, includes the physical (what the character looks like), emotional, and mental aspects |
| Point of View | the perspective from which a story is told (1st, 2nd, 3rd) |
| Genre | a particular type or category of literature (writing) |
| Inference | a logical guess based on evidence |
| Conflict | a struggle between two forces, can be an internal or external struggle |
| Protagonist | the main character |
| Antagonist | a character or force in conflict with the main character |
| Personification | giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea |
| Dialogue | a conversation between two or more characters; usually set off by "quotation marks" |
| Simile | a comparison of unlike things that have something in common; uses the words LIKE or AS |
| Tone | a writer’s attitude towards his/her subject; amused, objective, angry. dreamy |
| Flashback | a scene that interrupts the present action to describe an event that took place at an earlier |
| Dialect | form of language spoken in a certain place among a certain group of people (expressions) (y’all, yutes) |
| Allusion | an indirect reference to something (being called a scrooge is cheap) |
| Plot | the sequence of related events in a story; could be represented in a picture as a mountain |
| Climax | the turning point, highest point of interest; conflict is resolved and plot becomes clear |
| Metaphor | a comparison of UNLIKE things that have something in common; uses IS not Like or as (Heart of a Lion) |
| Foreshadowing | the writer’s use of hints to suggest events that will happen in the future. |
| idiom | a common expression that means something different to the literal meaning of the words |
| Mood | atmosphere created by a literary work, uses specific word choice, dialogue, description, and plot (how the reader feels) |
| onomatopoeia | use of words that by their sounds suggest their meaning (or reference to something) buzz, moo |
| hyperbole | an extreme exaggeration |
| Imagery | author’s use of language that appeals to the five senses |
| Irony | a contrast between the expected and what actually exists |
| Dramatic Irony | when the audience knows something that the characters don't |
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