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11th Grade Lit Terms
Lit terms and how they relate to Huck Finn
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Characterization | portrayal; description |
| External conflict | struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character, which drives the dramatic action of the plot |
| Internal conflict | psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character, the resolution of which creates the plot's suspense: |
| Dramatic irony | understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play. |
| Verbal Irony | a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning |
| Situational irony | involving a situation in which actions have an effect that is opposite from what was intended, so that the outcome is contrary to what was expected. |
| Flat character | a literary character whose personality can be defined by one or two traits and does not change in the course of the story |
| Motif | a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc. |
| Motivation | the act or an instance of motivating, or providing with a reason to act in a certain way: |
| Narrator | a person who gives an account or tells the story of events, experiences, etc. |
| One-dimensional character | If a character is one-dimensional, he or she does not demonstrate a sense of learning in the course of a story. Authors may use such a character to highlight a certain trait; usually an undesirable one. |
| Point of view | the position of the narrator in relation to the story, as indicated by the narrator's outlook from which the events are depicted and by the attitude toward the characters. |
| Round character | a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated (outlined) by the author. |
| Satire | the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. |
| Suspense | a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety. |
| Symbol | something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign. |
| Theme | a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: |
| Three dimensional character | reference to high-quality, well written characters. character contradictions/ internal conflict |
| Bildungsroman | a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist. |
| Picaresque narrative | usually satirical and depicts, in realistic and often humorous detail, the adventures of a roguish hero of low social class who lives by his wits in a corrupt society. |
| Dialect | a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially. |
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