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Literary Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| allusion | a reference to a person, place, event, or idea from history, literature, or culture Ex. - He went down like the Titanic after he was hit. |
| antithesis | a statement of contrasting ideas Ex. - "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." - A Tale of Two Cities |
| attitude | the author’s feelings towards the subject matter |
| direct characterization | author states what they want the reader to know |
| indirect characterization | author shows the reader rather than tells |
| dynamic character | undergoes a permanent change in some aspect of personality because of events |
| static character | remains same at end of the story as at the beginning |
| flashback | an interruption of the narrative to show an episode that happened before the story opens |
| foreshadowing | implication by the author of events to come later |
| imagery | use of vivid, concrete, sensory details |
| verbal irony | saying the opposite what one means Ex. "Yeah, Quirrell was a great teacher. There was just that minor drawback of him having Lord Voldemort sticking out of the back of his head!” - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix |
| situational irony | a happening contrary to what’s expected Ex. - Fahrenheit 451 being on the list of the top 100 banned US books. |
| dramatic irony | words or acts of a character that may carry meaning unperceived by the character but understood by the audience Ex. - Audience knowing that Juliet is not dead in Romeo and Juliet |
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