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Literary Terms. (:
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | The repetition of the same letter sound, usually a consonant, in words close to each other in a text |
| Allusion | a brief reference to another work, person, event, or place, often from myth or religion |
| Analogy | a general term used for comparisons between two otherwise dissimilar things – includes both metaphors and similes |
| Character | a person, or personified entity, in a story |
| Characterization | how the writer develops the attributes of a character within a work |
| Conflict | the problem or struggle facing the main characters and driving the plot of a story |
| Context | the information or situation surrounding a word, passage or event that help to clarify its meaning |
| Dynamic | characterized by change or development |
| Epiphany | A sudden moment of understanding or clarity that causes one to change. |
| Figurative | a non-literal use of words and images |
| Flashback | Returning to an earlier time in a story for the purpose of filling in details necessary to understand the present. |
| Foreshadowing | Hints or clues of what is to come later in a story |
| Foil | a character serving to contrast and highlight certain qualities in another character |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration or overstatement used for sensational effect, or to emphasize a point |
| Imagery | The use of sensory details to create a certain picture in the reader’s mind. |
| Irony | When what is said, or happens, is just what would not be expected |
| Juxtaposition | to place close together to emphasize the similar or contrasting qualities |
| Lyric | expressing a writer's emotions |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech in which a comparison is made by analogy, without using like or as |
| Narrative | tells a story; a written account of connected events |
| Narrator | the person, character or entity who tells the story |
| Paradox | A statement that may be true although it seems to be contradictory. |
| Personification | giving human or life-like characteristics to non-human entities |
| Plot | The structure of the action of a story. |
| Point of View | the perspective from which the story is told |
| Propaganda | Media used to influence people's opinions and actions |
| Rhyme | identical or very similar sounds at the endings of words |
| Satire | The literary art of ridiculing human flaws, foolishness or immorality in order to expose or correct it. |
| Setting | The time, place and atmosphere of a piece |
| Simile | a figure of speech, using the word like or as, to make a direct comparison of two things |
| Speaker | the narrator of a poem |
| Stanza | a division of lines in poetry, comparable to the paragraph in prose |
| Static | characterized by lack of change or movement |
| Symbolism | when one thing stands for or represents another thing or idea |
| Theme | a topic, major idea or focusing question that carries throughout a literary work |
| Thesis | a theory or statement of opinion |
| Tone | the attitude a writer or speaker takes towards a subject or character |
| Theme | a topic, major idea or focusing question that carries throughout a literary work |
| Thesis | a theory or statement of opinion |
| Tone | the attitude a writer or speaker takes towards a subject or character |
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