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Jaubert Eng I Terms
Jaubert Literary Terms Eng. I
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Author’s Purpose | the author’s reason for writing |
| Author’s Purpose-types | to entertain, to inform, to persuade |
| allegory- | a narrative in which characters and settings stand for abstract ideas or moral qualities |
| analogy | comparison made between two things to show how they are alike in some respects; usually clarifies |
| allusion | reference in a work of literature to a well-known character, place, etc. from another work of literature, art, or history |
| repetition | recurrence of words, phrases, lines, etc. |
| imagery | language that appeals to the senses |
| figurative language | language that compares one thing to something that is familiar |
| simile | compares seemingly unlike things using “like” or “as” |
| metaphor- | comparison that compares seemingly unlike things and does not use “like” or “as” |
| personification | human quality is given to an animal, object, or idea |
| alliteration | Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words |
| onomatopoeia | The author makes up a word to mimic the way a sound really sounds |
| hyperbole | An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect |
| idioms | expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different from the literal meaning |
| symbol | any object, person, place, or experience that stands for something else |
| flashback- | scene that interrupts the present action of the plot to go backward and tell what happened at an earlier time |
| foreshadowing- | an author’s use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later |
| conflict- | struggle between opposing forces |
| external conflict | main character struggles against outside forces |
| man vs. man | conflict that pits a character against another character |
| man vs. nature | a character is in conflict with nature |
| internal conflict | character in conflict with himself |
| characterization- | act of creating and developing a character |
| direct characterization | author directly states character’s traits |
| indirect characterization- | An author tells what a character looks like, how he acts, and how other characters react to him, and reader must draw a conclusion |
| character | person or animal that takes part in the story |
| protagonist- | most important character in the story, often the “good guy” |
| antagonist | character who opposes the main character |
| round character | shows many traits (faults and virtues) |
| flat character | only see one aspect of character |
| dramatic foil | character who brings out personality traits of another (usually contrasts) |
| static character | one who does not change much during the course of the story |
| dynamic character | changes as a result of the story’s events |
| Exposition | The beginning part of the story in which the characters, setting, and the situation are introduced. |
| Rising Action | A series of events that builds from the conflict and adds complications to the conflict. |
| Climax | the result of the crisis; highest point of the story for the reader. |
| Falling Action | The events after the climax which close the story. |
| Resolution | Rounds out and gives the final outcome of the story |
| point of view | The relationship of the narrator, or storyteller, to the story. |
| First Person | The narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings and what he or she sees and is told by other characters. |
| Third-Person Objective | The narrator is an outsider who can report only what he or she sees and hears; he can’t tell us the thoughts of the characters. |
| Third-Person Limited | The narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters. |
| Omniscient | The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters. |
| IRONY | the contrast between what is expected or what appears to be and what actually is. |
| Verbal Irony | The contrast between what is said and what is actually meant. |
| Irony of Situation | This refers to a happening that is the opposite of what is expected or intended. |
| Dramatic Irony | This occurs when the audience or reader knows more than the characters know. |
| Tone | The author’s attitude, stated or implied, toward a subject. |
| Mood | The climate of feeling in a literary work. |
| Symbolism | A person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well. |
| THEME | The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work. |
| GENRE | An artistic or literary category |
| Fiction | This is writing that is invented, or “made up” by the author. |
| fantasy | contains elements that are not realistic such as talking animals or magical powers |
| fable | a short, simple tale that teaches a moral |
| Folktale | traditional story passed down orally |
| Legend | a traditional story, based on history or an actual hero, that is passed down orally |
| myth- | a traditional story often involving goddesses, gods, and heroes that attempts to explain a natural phenomenon, belief, or custom |
| historical fiction | story that sets fictional characters against a historical backdrop and contains many details about the period in which it is set |
| science fiction | fiction stories that often tell about science and technology of the future |
| realistic fiction | stories that take place in modern times, and characters are involved in events that could happen. |
| tall tale | a wildly imaginative story, usually passed down orally, about the fantastic adventures or amazing feats of folk heroes in realistic local settings |
| mystery | a novel involving the solving a puzzling event or situation or the solving a crime |
| Nonfiction | Writing that deals with real-life people, places, and events. |
| Autobiography | the story of a person’s life written by that person |
| Biography | the account of a person’s life written by another person |
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