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Lit Terms Group # 3
Literary Terms Group # 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allusion | makes a reference to |
| dramatic irony | occurs when facts are not known to the characters in a work of literature but are known by the audience |
| flashback | when action of a story is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events |
| genre | a type or category of literature. The four main literary genres include: fiction |
| imagery | the use of words and phrases that appeal to the five senses |
| irony | a contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens |
| mood | the feeling that a literary work passes on to readers |
| moral | lesson that a story teaches |
| motivation | the reason why a character acts |
| narrator | one who tells a story |
| onomatopoeia | the use of words whose sound suggests their meaning (ex. buzz |
| paradox | a statement that is apparently self-contradictory or absurd but really contains a possible truth |
| prose | Ordinary speech or writing |
| style | a manner of putting thoughts into words |
| surprise ending | A situationally ironic resolution |
| theme | a common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work |
| tone | the writer’s attitude or feeling about his or her subject |
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KMoris
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