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LTs - Norris
Literary Terms for English 9 students
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a word formed from the first letters of other words | Acronym |
| a story using symbols, characters, and action to show the author's real message | Allegory |
| when sounds are repeated at the beginning of words | Alliteration |
| an author's reference to something well-known, usually a person, place, or event | Allusion |
| something appearing at a time when it could not have existed or occurred | Anachronism |
| comparing something well-known with something more complex to help understand it | Analogy |
| to provide explanatory notes to help the reader understand the text | Annotate |
| a character who opposes the main character | Antagonist |
| a collection of literary pieces, such as poems, short stories, or plays | Anthology |
| a short passage spoken to the audience | Aside |
| repeating vowel sounds in poetry | Assonance |
| a narrative poem, generally with folk origin and meant to be sung | Ballad |
| a poet, Shakespeare is sometimes referred to as this | Bard |
| to release an emotion, such as anger or sadness, usually at the end of a book or play | Catharsis |
| an overused, predictable, and therefore uninteresting expression or idea | Cliché |
| conversational or informal language; best suited for speech rather than writing | Colloquial |
| a definition based on context clues | Connotation |
| repeating consonant sounds in poetry near the middle or end of words | Consonance |
| poetry without any formal grouping, the only breaks being dictated by units of meaning | Continuous Form |
| a dictionary definition for a word | Denotation |
| the final solution, or outcome, of a play or story | Denouement |
| language of a specific region or group of people | Dialect |
| author makes obvious statements about a character's personality or traits | Direct Characterization |
| the reader knows something the characters do not | Dramatic Irony |
| poetry where characters speak in their own person, just like those in a stage play | Dramatic Poetry |
| a character who changes throughout a story or comes to a major realization | Dynamic Character |
| punctuation used to indicate leaving out a word or passage | Ellipsis |
| a long narrative poem with larger-than-life characters | Epic |
| a short addition at the end of a work, often dealing with the future | Epilogue |
| a word or phrase before or after someone's name to help describe the person | Epithet |
| Latin for “and others” and used when citing several authors | Et. Al |
| a spoken or written praise, particularly the praise of a person who has died | Eulogy |
| being "politically correct" by using a less offensive word or phrase | Euphemism |
| literature based on a highly humorous and unlikely plot | Farce |
| using writing techniques, such as metaphors, similes, and personification, to improve poetry | Figurative Language |
| narrator is a character in the story | First Person |
| poetry with a strict set of rules | Fixed Form |
| a one-dimensional character with a limited number of traits | Flat Character |
| character contrasting main character to highlight or give focus to individual traits | Foil |
| the customs, legends, songs, and stories of a people or nation | Folklore |
| two words are spelled alike and sound alike, but have different meanings | Homonyms |
| two words sound alike but have different spellings and meanings | Homophones |
| an extreme exaggeration to highlight strong emotions or convictions | Hyperbole |
| a phrase familiar to a group of people that cannot be taken literally | Idiom |
| the sensory details that relate to the senses and create pictures in our minds | Imagery |
| author reveals characters through thoughts, words, and actions, and how they react to each another | Indirect Characterization |
| calling upon a divine power for help, or praying; often starting a poem or play | Invocation |
| language is specific to a trade or profession | Jargon |
| poetry rich in musical devices | Lyric Poetry |
| a pun resulting when a word is used incorrectly because the two words sound similar | Malapropism |
| character against another character | Man vs. Man |
| character against the environment | Man vs. Nature |
| internal struggle is the main conflict | Man vs. Self |
| character against the system, such as government, employers, parents, etc. | Man vs. Society |
| a conflict beyond one's control | Man vs. Supernatural |
| an implied comparison between two unlike things | Metaphor |
| a dramatic speech by one actor, with or without an audience | Monologue |
| an element repeated in a story to create an overall theme | Motif |
| a traditional story connected with religion of a people, usually explaining something in nature | Myth |
| poetry tells a story | Narrative Poetry |
| words that sound like the thing being spoken about | Onomatopoeia |
| contrasting terms are placed together | Oxymoron |
| a statement with two opposing ideas but with some elements of truth | Paradox |
| mocking something well-known to create a comic effect | Parody |
| the officially recognized or chief poet of a nation | Poet Laureate |
| main character, generally the "good guy" or hero | Protagonist |
| a play on words to create comic effect | Pun |
| characters are shown in everyday life as ordinary people with problems and flaws | Realism |
| a well-developed character with many traits | Round Character |
| a writing technique using humor to promote change | Satire |
| poetry with words arranged to create a visual of the topic; also called concrete poetry | Shape Form |
| a comparison between two things using like or as | Simile |
| the exact opposite of what is expected happens in a story | Situational Irony |
| a dramatic speech where a character speaks to himself to reveal thoughts | Soliloquy |
| a short poem, usually 14 lines, popular in English since the Renaissance | Sonnet |
| poetry written in stanzas | Stanzaic Form |
| a character who remains unchanged throughout a story | Static Character |
| an outside narrator tells the story | Third Person |
| all knowing; the narrator knows everything about the characters | Third Person Omniscient |
| the author's attitude toward the subject matter | Tone |
| literature with a character of nobility facing a downfall heroically, and the audience sympathizing | Tragedy |
| saying the opposite of what you mean, often to highlight the truth | Verbal Irony |
| the language spoken in a particular place | Vernacular |
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MrsCoady
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