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Literary terms set 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Credible | Trusted. |
| Voice | A writer's use of language and overall style created by tone and diction. |
| Persona | A mask or voice for first person point of view. |
| Surprise | Ending resolves a story in a totally unexpected yet logical way. |
| Diction | Choice of words. |
| Theme | The Central idea or insight about human life that a story reveals. |
| Unreliable Narrator | Biased and cannot or does not tell the truth. |
| Irony | A contrast of what the readers expect and what really happens. |
| Verbal Irony | The use of words to mean something other than what is really said; sarcasm. |
| Dramatic Irony | When the audience knows something the characters do not. |
| Situational Irony | When the reader expects something to happen but something unexpected happens instead. |
| Point of View | The vantage point or perspective from which a story is told. |
| Third Person Omniscient Point of View | Narrator plays no role in the story, is 'God-like" and "all-knowing"; knows all the character's thoughts, actions, and feelings. |
| Third Person Objective Point of View | Narrator is a spectator of events and reports what is seen or heard; replays little to no thoughts or feelings. |
| Third Person Limited Point of View | Narrator plays role in the story; tells about one character's thoughts, feelings, and actions. |