Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Eng2 Literary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allusion | a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history, the bible, mythology, or another work of literature |
| Antagonist | the character who goes against the protagonist |
| Character | a person in a literary work |
| Flat | a character who has only one dimensional personality traits; stereotype; archetype |
| Round | a character who is fully described by the author; complex; varied traits |
| Static | a character that doesn't change from the start of the story |
| Dynamic | a character who changes over the course of a story; has an epiphany |
| Climax | the point of highest emotional intensity in a story |
| Conflict | 2 opposing forces in a work of literature |
| Internal | a conflict that exists within the mind of a character |
| External | a conflict between a character and an outside force (another character, nature, society) |
| Dialogue | conversation between two or more characters in a literary work |
| Exposition | literary device used to introduce background information |
| Foil | a character who is a contrast to another character in order to highlight particular qualities of the second character; contrast to protagonist |
| Foreshadowing | use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen in the story |
| Genre | the term for any category of literature |
| Hyperbole | the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech |
| Imagery | use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas; pertains to one of the 5 senses |
| Irony | the opposite of what is expected |
| Dramatic | a plot device in which the audience’s/reader’s knowledge of events or individuals surpasses that of the characters |
| Situational | occurs when the expected outcome doesn’t happen |
| Verbal | when a person says or writes one thing but means another; satire; sarcasm |
| Metaphor | a comparison between two things without using like or as |
| Personification | figure of speech that gives human characteristics to nonhuman things or inanimate objects |
| Plot | the events that make up a story |
| Point of View | mode of narration that the author uses to tell the story |
| 1st | point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story; uses “I” or “we” |
| 3rd Limited | the POV where the narrator knows only the thoughts and feelings of one character |
| 3rd Omniscient | the POV where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters |
| Protagonist | the main character in a literary work |
| Resolution | the conclusion of the story |
| Rising Action | the development of conflict and complications in a literary work; leads up to climax |
| Setting | the time and place of a story |
| Style | the way an author writes and the techniques he/she uses |
| Suspense | a state or feeling of excitement or anxious uncertainty about what may happen |
| Symbol | an object that represents a person, place, thing, or ida |
| Theme | the main message or idea in a work of literature; always expressed in general and universal terms |
Created by:
ts2819
Popular English Vocabulary sets