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DefineLiteraryTerms
literary terms for poerty, fiction, and nonfiction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alliteration (a-LIT-uh-RAY-shuhn) | a pattern of sound that includes the repetition of consonant sounds. |
| allusion (a-LOO-zhuhn) | a reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature |
| antagonist (an-TAG-uh-nist) | the "bad guy" a character in a story or poem who deceives, frustrates, or works again the main character (the "bad guy") |
| character (KARE-ec-ter) | a "person" in the story |
| connotation (KAH-nuh-TAE-shun) | an association that comes along with a particular word other than the dictionary meaning. |
| couplet KUP-let) | a style of poetry defined as a complete thought written in two lines with rhyming ends |
| denotation (DEE-no-TAE-shuhn) | the exact dictionary meaning of a word, without the feelings or suggestions that the word may imply |
| dialogue (di-UH-log) | The talking between characters |
| dialect (dahy-uh-lekt) | the form of language that is spoken in a particular region (slang) |
| monologue (mon'-O-lôg) | when a character reveals his or her innermost thoughts and feelings, those that are hidden throughout the course of the story |
| figurative language (fig-YOOR-a-tive LAN-gwije) | a type of language that varies from the norms of literal language; words don't mean exactly what they say |
| flashback (flash-BAK) | a technique that allows a writer to present past events during current events, in order to provide background for the current plot |
| genre (ZHAHN-ruh) | a type of literature |
| hyperbole (hi-per-bo-lee) | a figure of speech that is a purposely gross exaggerated description or statement |
| irony (i-RAH-nee) | a person, situation, statement, or circumstance is not as it would actually seem. Many times it is the exact opposite of what it appears to be. |
| conflict (kon-flikt) | a problem, fight, battle, or struggle, especially a prolonged struggle; strife. |
| metaphor (met-AH-for) | comparing two things not using "like" or "as"; a statement is made that says that one thing is something else but, literally, it is not |
| narrator (nar-RAY-ter) | one who tells a story, the speaker or the “voice” of an oral or written work |
| personification (PER-son-E-fih-ka-shEn) | animals, ideas or inorganic objects are given human characteristics |
| point of view (point ov veww) | a way the events of a story are conveyed to the reader, it is the “vantage point” from which the narrative is passed from author to the reader (who is telling the story) |
| protagonist (pro-TAG-eh-nist) | the "good guy" the main character or lead figure in a novel, play, story, or poem. It may also be referred to as the "hero" of a work (the "good guy") |
| rhyme scheme (rime skeem) | the pattern of rhyme used in a poem |
| setting (set-ting) | the time, place, physical details, and circumstances in which a situation occurs |
| simile (sim-EH-lee) | language that does not mean exactly what it says, that makes a comparison between two otherwise unalike objects or ideas by connecting them with the words "like" or "as." |
| symbol (sim-bol) | a symbol is a word or object that stands for another word or object. The object or word can be seen with the eye or not visible. For example a dove stands for Peace |
| theme (theem) | (a message)a common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work. A theme is a thought or idea the author presents to the reade |
| plot (plot) | Also called storyline. the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary work |
| sensory language (sen-suh-ree LAN-gwije) | words and details that appeal to a reader's senses (sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell, emotion) |
| main idea (meyn ahy-dee-uh) | important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of a text |
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awinters@ccisd.net
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