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6th Literary Terms

ND Literature Vocab

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The atmosphere, feeling, or emotional effect of a literary work (humor, sadness, etc.) Mood
The attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character (the writer can amuse, anger, or shock the reader) Tone
An unstated conclusion based on evidence Inference
Language that appeals to the senses (the creation of mental pictures by word choice and description) Imagery
A series of related events and actions that make up a story; the unfolding or sequence of events in a story Plot
A comparison showing similarities between features of different things (dog: puppy :: cat: kitten) Analogy
A person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself as well as something beyond itself Symbol
The vantage point or perspective from which the author chooses to tell the story (relationship of storyteller to the story Point of view
A story told by the character, using the pronoun “I” First (1st) person point of view
Any literature about imaginary events or people that tells a story Fiction
Prose writing that presents and explains ideas or tells about real people, places, objects, or events Non-fiction
A scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to relate past events Flashback
A written account of one’s memories or particular experiences Memoir
(Opposite of poetry) writing done in sentence and paragraph form Prose
A form of nonfiction in which a person tells his/her own life story Autobiography
A form of nonfiction in which a writer tells the life of another person Biography
A story about ordinary people that communicates important values and ideas; composed orally, then passed from person to person by word of mouth Folk tale
A story that is believed to be based on real-life events and features larger-than-life people Legend
A form of irony which seems to praise but really criticizes Sarcasm
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