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Week 1 Literary Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Imagery | Writing that involves one or more of the senses |
| Sonnet | Lyric poem consisting of 14 lines |
| Tone | Authors attitude about his/hers subject |
| Mood | How the reader feels after reading a piece of literature |
| Climax | Dramatic high of story |
| Protagonist | Hero or central character in a piece of literature |
| Plot | Sequence of events in a story |
| Short Story | A fully developed theme but shorter then a novel |
| Analyze | Take part, figure it out, examine |
| Rising action | Events that lead to the climax |
| Satire | Literary work that blends a critical attitude with humor so that humanity may be improved |