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Hourigan 11 Lit

Literary Terminology

TermDefinition
allusion reference to a piece of art or history the author expects readers to be familiar with
symbolism marks, signs, or words that represent an idea
characterization the development of a character
alliteration repetition of initial consonant sounds
anaphora repetition of words, phrases, or clauses @ beginning of lines or sentences
simile a comparison of unlike objects using "like" or "as"
irony when what appears to be the case differs radically from reality
verbal irony occurs when what is said/written differs from what is intended
dramatic irony occurs when the character lacks vital information but the reader or audience has it
situational irony occurs when someone's expectations have been violated--either the reader's/viewer's or the character's
point of view vantage point from which a story is told
first person point of view narrator is a character in the story; uses "I" and "me"
second person point of view narrator speaks directly to reader; uses "you"
third person point of view narrator is an outsider; uses "she/he/they"
limited point of view narrator reveals a limited perspective--only the private thoughts of themselves or a single character
omniscient point of view "all-knowing" point of view; narrator reveals private, internal thoughts of all characters
metaphor a comparison of unlike objects not using "like" or "as"
setting where, when a story takes place; includes era, architecture, weather, setting . . .
foreshadowing hints about what is to come in a story
purpose of foreshadowing builds suspense
mood feeling created in readers by a passage
tone the author's attitude toward the topic
diction author's word choice
denotation meaning of words as they are in the dictionary
connotation an emotion or idea that a word invokes in addition to its meaning
theme a message or lesson conveyed by a passage
apostrophe refers to a speech or address to a person who isn't present
personification giving human attributes or abilities to non-human objects or things
paradox the juxtaposition of a set of seemingly contradictory concepts that reveal a hidden and/or unexpected truth
enjambment the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line in poetry
free verse unrhymed poetry
passive voice occurs when the true subject of the sentence is acted upon; literally speaking, the true subject of the sentence is missing from the sentence
stanza a grouped set of lines in poetry
syntax the arrangement of words into a sentence that makes sense in a given language
stream of consciousness a literary style in which a character's thoughts, feelings, and reactions seem to flow in the order in which s/he thinks of them
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