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english quiz 1
common literary terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plot | what happens in the story - events in order |
| Theme | the key idea and lesson |
| Setting | Where and when the story happens |
| Characterization | How the author shows what a character is like |
| Point of View | Who is telling the story (3rd limited=one characters thoughts, 3rd omniscient = everyones thoughts) |
| Mood | the emotional atmosphere - how the story makes the reader feel |
| Tone | How the author feels about the subject |
| Conflict | The problem (inside a character=internal , against others = external) |
| Alliteration | The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words that are close together. |
| Allegory | Story with a hidden meaning, all characters are symbolic |
| Allusion | a reference to something well known |
| Anachronism | something in the wrong time period |
| Archetype | a symbol, pattern, plot, or character template that appears in multiple stories from across cultures. |
| Assonance | repetition at close interval of the VOWEL sounds of syllables |
| Connotation | The feeling or idea a word suggests, beyond its literal meaning. |
| Denotation | The literal, dictionary definition of a word. |
| Diction | The author's word choice |
| Figurative Language | language employing figures of speech; language that cannot be taken literally or only literally |
| Foreshadowing | when the author drops hints or clues to alert the reader that something important will happen |
| Hyperbole | figure of speech in which overstatement or exaggeration is used in the service of truth |
| Imagery | language to create pictures in the reader's mind, appealing to the senses |
| Irony | When the opposite of what is expected happens or is said. |
| Verbal irony | when what is meant is the opposite of what is said; sarcasm |
| Dramatic irony | The audience knows something a character does not |
| Situational irony | The outcome is the opposite of what was expected |
| Metaphor | comparing things without using like or as |
| Onomatopoeia | Words that imitate the sound they represent |
| Oxymoron | a two-word contradiction(for example: pretty ugly |
| Paradox | seemingly contradictory statement or situation that, upon careful examination, is actually true (for example: Elroy felt like a stranger in his own town |
| Personification | giving human qualities to an animal/ object |
| Repetition | repeating of a word or group |
| Rhetoric | study of persuasive techniques to persuade an audience |
| Logos | logic and reasoning, provides data, charts, quotes |
| Ethos | speakers credibility and trustworthiness |
| Pathos | appeals to audiences emotions or sense of entertainment |
| Simile | comparison using like or as |
| Sonnet | 14 lined poem - 10 syllables per line |
| Stanza | a group of lines in a poem |
| Symbol | when a object animal or person represent something else |
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gbp
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