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Literary.Terms#1
English definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allusion – a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication. | Allusion |
| the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character | Symbolism |
| – a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under guise of another. | Allegory |
| of the nature of or involving a figure of speech | Figurative Language |
| – a comparison of two unalike objects. | Metaphor |
| a comparison that uses “like” “as” or “than” | Simile |
| a similarity between like features of two things | Analogy |
| – the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words. | Pun |
| a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.” | Oxymoron |
| giving human characteristics to something that is not human. | Personification |
| the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. | Onomatopoeia |
| a contrast or discrepancy between a character and another person, etc. | Irony |
| someone who says one thing and, really means something completely different. | Verbal Irony |
| occurs when the audience is aware of something that a character is not aware of. | Dramatic Irony |
| occurs where there is a contrast between what you expect to happen and what does happen. | Situational Irony |
| process of revealing the personality of a character in a story. | Characterization |
| – a writer tells us exactly what kind of person someone is. | Direct Characterization |
| – a writer gives evidence of someone’s personality, but the reader must use his/her own judgment. | Indirect Characterization |
| – a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author | Round Character |
| an easily recognized character type in fiction who may not be fully delineated but is useful in carrying out some narrative purpose of the author | Flat Character |
| a character who undergoes a change in personality as a result of the story’s events. | Dynamic Character |
| one who does not change much in the course of a story | Static Character |
| a person who "drives" the action | Protagonist |
| the biggest opponent that the main character faces in a story | Antagonist |
| to prevent the success of; frustrate | Foil |
| – any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality | Epithet |
| – the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype. | Archetype |
| a metaphor introduced and then further developed throughout all or part of a literary work, especially a poem: | Extended Metaphor |
| a simile developed over several lines of verse, especially one used in an epic poem. | Epic Simile/Homeric simile |
| – a scene in the story that interprets the present action to tell what happened at an earlier time. | Flashback |
| Foreshadowing – the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot. | Foreshadowing |
| – a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character | Style |
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