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English 11
25 Lit Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ALLITERATION | repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together. |
| ANALOGY | Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike |
| ANTAGONIST | Opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in a story |
| CHARACTERIZATION | the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character |
| CONFLICT | the struggle between opposing forces or characters in a story. |
| EXTERNAL CONFLICT | conflicts can exist between two people, between a person and nature or a machine or between a person a whole society |
| INTERNAL CONFLICT | a conflict can be internal, involving opposing forces within a person’s mind. |
| CONNOTATION | the associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase, in addition to its strict dictionary definition. |
| DENOTATION | The basic definition or dictionary meaning of a word |
| FLASHBACK | a scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time. |
| FOIL | A character who acts as contrast to another character. Often a funny side kick to the dashing hero, or a villain contrasting the hero. |
| FORESHADOWING | the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot. |
| INFERENCE | A judgment based on reasoning rather than on direct or explicit statement. A conclusion based on facts or circumstances |
| IRONY | a discrepancy between appearances and reality. |
| METAPHOR | a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without the use of such specific words of comparison as like, as, than, or resembles. |
| MOOD | An atmosphere created by a writer’s diction and the details selected |
| PERSONIFICATION | a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. |
| POINT OF VIEW | the vantage point from which the writer tells the story. First, Second, Third, omniscient, objective. |
| PROTAGONIST | the central character in a story, the one who initiates or drives the action. Usually the hero or anti-hero; in a tragic hero |
| SATIRE | a type of writing that ridicules the shortcomings of people or institutions in an attempt to bring about a change. |
| STYLE | the distinctive way in which a writer uses language: a writer’s distinctive use of diction, tone, and syntax. |
| SYMBOL | a person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself. |
| THEME | the insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work. |
| TONE | the attitude a writer takes toward the subject of a work, the characters in it, or the audience, revealed through diction, figurative language, and organization. |
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