a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human (alive)

"forces that work against the protagonist; an adversary who engages in conflict with the protagonist (sometimes called the “villain”)

a figure of speech that compares 2 unlike things without “like” or “as’ or “than”

repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated words

events occur that predict later events; clues about what is going to happen

a struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces

a character struggles with himself

a character struggles with some outside force (another character or society as a whole or a force of nature or an animal)

the conclusion of the narrative

obvious and intentional exaggeration (ex: I died laughing.)

the use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning (bang, beep, clash, hiss, sizzle, pop)

the use of paradoxical or opposite words for effect (freezer burn, bittersweet, pretty ugly, small crowd

a kind or type of literature (ex: novel, short story, play, poem)

a long, fictional prose story (usually between 100 – 500 pages); it uses the elements of storytelling (plot, character, setting, theme, point of view)

a part of a narrative that provides background information about characters, setting, or conflict

the central/main idea of a work of literature (a general statement about life)

the time and place of the action of a story or play

the atmosphere, feeling, or emotional effect of a lite

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6LA Literary Vocab1

Literary Terms

Question	Answer
personification	a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human (alive)
antagonist	"forces that work against the protagonist; an adversary who engages in conflict with the protagonist (sometimes called the “villain”)
metaphor	a figure of speech that compares 2 unlike things without “like” or “as’ or “than”
alliteration	repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated words
foreshadow	events occur that predict later events; clues about what is going to happen
conflict	a struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces
internal conflict	a character struggles with himself
external conflict	a character struggles with some outside force (another character or society as a whole or a force of nature or an animal)
resolution	the conclusion of the narrative
hyperbole	obvious and intentional exaggeration (ex: I died laughing.)
onomatopoeia	the use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning (bang, beep, clash, hiss, sizzle, pop)
oxymoron	the use of paradoxical or opposite words for effect (freezer burn, bittersweet, pretty ugly, small crowd
genre	a kind or type of literature (ex: novel, short story, play, poem)
novel	a long, fictional prose story (usually between 100 – 500 pages); it uses the elements of storytelling (plot, character, setting, theme, point of view)
exposition	a part of a narrative that provides background information about characters, setting, or conflict
theme	the central/main idea of a work of literature (a general statement about life)
setting	the time and place of the action of a story or play
mood	the atmosphere, feeling, or emotional effect of a lite

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