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Literary Terms Eng11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apostrophe | To directly address an absent person, inanimate object, or abstract being (i.e. death) |
| assonance | the sequential repetition of vowel sounds |
| ballad | narrative poem that is sung |
| couplet | two successive lines of verse that rhyme and have the same number of metrical feet |
| denouement | the conclusion/outcome |
| oxymoron | combines two contradictory terms |
| personification | giving human qualities to things or ideas |
| point of view | the perspective from which a narrative is presented |
| first person point of view | subjective - Main character tells the story using 'I' |
| metonymy | naming a whole by one if its aspects (ex. a crown representing a king or queen) |
| mood | the feeling imparted to a poem or short story |
| omniscient narrator | writer presents inner thoughts of characters |
| repetition | a rhyming and rhythmic device |
| round character | characters that have many sides to their makeup |
| satire | term applied to any work of literature or art whose objective is ridicule |
| sestet | six line stanza |
| simile | a comparison using like or as |
| situational irony | contrast between what happens and what is expected |
| sonnet | poem of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter (Elizabethan or Shakespearean) |
| static character | one who does not change in the story |
| symbol | something that represents something else (ex. an eagle, a cross) |
| synecdoche | when a part stands for a whole |
| theme | the main idea or message of a story |
| tone | the impression of the work (from the author's attitude) |
| flashback | scenes which represent events that happened before the start of the story |
| objective | something real or observable; based on facts |
| subjective | based on feelings rather than facts |
| flat character | character with one obvious trait |
| foreshadowing | a hint about events to come |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration |
| internal rhyme | rhymes within a line |
| objective point of view | a third person point of view |
| octet | eight line stanza |
| verbal irony | a difference between what is said and what is meant |
| alliteration | the close repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words |
| antagonist | has a relationship of conflict with the main character |
| anthology | a collection of poems or prose from various sources |
| climax | the turning point in the fortunes of the main character, usually the event which resolves the conflict |
| conflict | central part of the plot (the struggle) - usually resolved at the end |
| connotation | an idea that is implied or suggested |
| dramatic irony | an event or situation that has the opposite result to what is expected (readers know more than the characters) |
| dynamic character | one who changes and develops throughout the story |
| elegy | meditative poem of lament; dignified poem of mourning |
| extended metaphor | the metaphor is carried throughout the poem |
| external conflict | human vs. human; human vs. machine; human vs. nature; etc. |
| imagery | words that form pictures in your mind |
| internal conflict | human vs. him/herself |
| irony | the result is opposite to what is expected |
| limited omniscient point of view | author tells the story in the third person, from the viewpoint of one of the characters, who has limited knowledge of the other characters |
| lyric poem | a short poem that expresses the poet's feelings |
| metaphor | a comparison of two dissimilar things without using 'like' or 'as' |
| allegory | A story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning |
| allusion | A reference to a person, a place, an event or a literary work that a writer expects the reader to recognize |
| analogy | A comparison made between two things to show the similarities between them |
| aside | In a drama, lines spoken by a character in an undertone or directly to the audience |
| autobiography | A person’ account of his or her own life |
| biography | A detailed account of a person’s life written by another person |
| blank verse | Verse written in unrhymed iambic pentameter |
| bias | A preference that makes it difficult to judge fairly in a particular situation |
| Character Foil | A character whose traits are in direct contrast to those of the protagonist |
| characterization | The personality a character displays; also the means by which a writer reveals that personality |
| cliche | A person or character whose behavior is predictable or superficial; An overused expression |
| didactic | Poetry written essentially to teach a lesson |
| dilemma | A situation with unsatisfactory choices: a situation in which somebody must choose one of two or more unsatisfactory alternatives |
| dramatic irony | When the words or acts of a character in a play carry a meaning unknown to himself but understood by the audience |
| dramatic monologue | A poetic soliloquy in which the speaker reveals his own character |
| epic | A long narrative poem presenting heroic characters who take part in a series of adventures |
| exposition | That part of a narrative or drama in which important background information is revealed |
| falling action | Follows the climax, sums up the fortunes of the hero etc. |
| genre | the type of novel or story |
| iambic pentameter | A poetic line consisting of five verse feet |
| idiom | A style or manner of expression peculiar to a given people |
| jargon | The specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group. Confused, meaningless speech |
| lyric | short poem that expresses a personal emotion |
| meter | A rhythm established by a pattern of similar stressed and unstressed syllables |
| metaphor | A comparison that is implied rather than directly expressed |
| narrative | Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story |
| Onomatopoeia | Words that suggest sound |
| paradox | A statement that seems contradictory or absurd and yet is true |
| parody | a composition n imitating or making fun in words, style, thought or form of another usually serious piece of work |
| parallelism | Arrangement of phrases, sentences and paragraphs so that elements of equal importance are equally developed |
| propaganda | Systematic efforts to spread opinions or beliefs, especially by distortion of deception |
| prologue | An introduction or introductory chapter, as to a novel |
| pun | A play on words |
| refrain | A group of words forming a phrase or sentence, and repeated at regular intervals in a poem, usually at the end of a stanza |
| rising action | The events of a dramatic or narrative plot preceding the climax |
| setting | The time, place |
| Soliloquy | A speech of a character in a play or other composition delivered which the speaker is alone |
| Stanza | A group of lines in a poem |
| speaker | The person speaking to an audience. In writing, the use of first person point of view to tell a story |
| stereotype/stock character | A generalization, usually exaggerated or oversimplified and often offensive, that is used to describe or distinguish a group |
| suspense | Writing which keeps the reader guessing as to what will happen next in the story. |
| symbolism | A symbolic meaning or representation |
| thesis | A proposition that is maintained by argument |
| thesis statement | The main point that is to be proven by an essay |
| Third Person Point of View | Third person narrative form is writing from the omniscient point of view. Here, you use the he-she form |
| understatement | A form of irony in which something is intentionally represented as less than it is in fact |
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