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Lit. Terms H. Eng. 1
"The Scarlet Ibis" Lierary Terms Page 342
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| short story | A brief fictional narrative written in prose |
| fiction | Literature in which situation and characters are invented by the writer |
| narrative | a kind of writing that tells a story |
| character | an individual in a literary work (a character can be an animal) |
| main characters | the most important characters in a literary work |
| secondary character | a minor (lesser important) character who MUST interact with the central character |
| protagonist | the central character in a literary selection around whom the main conflict revolves |
| antagonist | a person or force in society or nature that most opposed the central character |
| round character | show varied and sometimes contradictory traits |
| flat character | reveals only one personality trait |
| dynamic character | develops and changes in the course of literary work |
| static character | remains the same from the beginning to the end of the selection |
| stereotype | a character who is not developed as an individual, but as a collection of traits and mannerisms supposedly shared by all members of a group |
| idiom | a word or phrase that has special meaning different from its dictionary meaning Ex.- "...turned our purse inside out..." |
| symbol | an object, a person, a place, or an experience that represents something else, usually something abstract A.public symbol-a symbol that has become widely recognized, such as the bald eagle (symbol of the United States) or the olive branch (symbol of peac |
| flashback | a literary device in which an earlier episode, conversation, or event is inserted into the chronological sequence of a narrative |
| symbol part 2 | an object, a person, a place or an experience that represents something else, usually something abstract B. invented symbol-a symbol invented by a writer, whcih usually stand for something abstract, such as evil, innocence, or love |
| chronological order | events are presented in the order in which they actually happened-first to last |
| foreshadowing | an author's use of clues that hint at events that will occur later in the plot |
| personification | a figure of speech in which an animal, object, force of nature, or idea is given human qualities or characteristics |
| figure of speech | a specific device or kind of figurative language-hyperbole, metaphor, simile, personification |
| pun | a humorous play on two or more meanings of the same word OR on two different words with the same sound EX. -"Get a 'reel' deal" for a movie ad |
| figurative language | language used for descriptive effect, often to imply ideas indirectly |
| allegory | a story in which characters and settings stand for something beyond themselves |
| plot | the sequence of events in a narrative |
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