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Red8 Literary Terms

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Alliteration the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of several words in a row
Allusion a reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place or thing.
Antagonist the character who stands opposed to the protagonist
Climax the point of greatest suspense or tension in a literary work; turning point
Conflict the struggle between two opposing forces in a piece of literature
Diction word choice intended to give certain effect. Style of speaking or writing intended to create an effect on the reader.
Falling Action all the events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution of the story.
Flashback a scene that interrupts the action (plot) of a literary work to show a previous event
Foreshadowing an author gives either hints or clues of coming events
Hyperbole a deliberate, extravagant and somewhat outrageous exaggeration.
Imagery consists of words or phrases an author selects and uses to represent persons, actions, feelings, and ideas descriptively by appealing to the senses.
Verbal Irony irony occurs when a speaker says one thing and means the opposite
Situational Irony occurs when a situation turns out differently than you would normally expect.
Dramatic Irony occurs when a character or speaker says or does something that has a different meaning from what he or she thinks it means, though the audience or other characters understand the full implications of the speech or action.
Metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things NOT using “like” or “as”
Mood is the atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work that the reader feels
Onomatopoeia is the use of words that mimic the sounds they describe – example: hiss, bang, splat
Characterization the way the author develops, creates, or reveals convincing characters in literature.
Oxymoron a form of paradox that combines a pair of opposite terms into a single expression – example: sweet sorrow, cold fire, jumbo shrimp
Personification a kind of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics
Plot the sequence of events or actions in a literary work
Point of View the perspective from which the story is told
Protagonist the central or main character in a literary work
Repetition the deliberate use of any element of language more than once—sound, word, phrase, or sentence.
Rising Action the events in a story that build tension and lead to the climax.
Rhyme is the repetition of sound in two or more words
End Rhyme occurs at the end of lines
Internal Rhyme occurs within a line
Slant Rhyme is approximate rhyme
Rhyme Scheme is the pattern of end rhymes
Sarcasm is the use of verbal irony in which a person appears to be praising something but is actually insulting it
Setting is the time and place of a literary work in which the events take place.
Shift is a change or movement in a piece that results from a realization or insight gained by the speaker or reader.
Simile is a comparison of two different things using “like” or “as”
Symbol any object, person, place or action that has both meaning in itself and that stands for something larger than itself, such as a quality or an attitude, belief, or value.
Syntax the arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements of a sentence
Theme is the central message of a literary work. Must be a statement, not just a word or phrase.
Tone is the writer’s or speaker’s attitude towards a subject, character,or audience. It is conveyed through the author's choice of words and details.
Exposition the part of the novel or play where the characters and setting are introduced.
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