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Literature Mid-Terms Terms

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concrete
a poem that has a shape that adds to the meaning of the poem
round character
a well developed character one having many traits, thoughts and feelings
repetition
the use of a word/ phrase/ many times
refrain
a set of words/ phrases repeated often in a song or poem
exposition
the beginning of the story
poetry
one of the genres of literature written in stanzas
genre
three large categories into which all writing can be divided
dialect
language that is specific to a part of the country
genre
particular form of writing; three major categories
expository
the purpose of the author is to inform, explain, describe, or define his or her subject to the reader.
character
a person or animal that moves the action of the story forward
protagonist
the main character in a story
antagonist
character who works against the main charcter of the story
narrator
the speaker in a novel or short story
narrative
collection of events that tells a story which may or may not be true
theme
the central message of the story
prose
one of the genres of literature written in paragraphs
setting
time and place of action
poetic form
the structure of a poem
symbol
something that stands for something else
dynamic character
character who changes and grows in the story
suspense
feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events in a story
foreshadowing
hint or clue that will lead to something that will happen later
persuasive
used to convice the reader of the writer's point of view
omniscence
knows everything going on in the story
plot
sequence of events
mood
a feeling created in the reader as he or she reads
figures of speech
simile, metaphor, personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia, symbol, allusion
falling action
end of the central conflict
resolution
the story's outcome
rhythm
the pattern of beats
climax
the story's turning point
infer
to figure out based on the information given
autobiography
self written story about ones life
lyric
a poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings of the author creating an image
ballad
a poem intended to be sung
paraphrase
to put someone else's ideas or thoughts or stories into your own words
rhyme scheme
a pattern of like sounding words at the end of each line of poetry labeled in lower case letters
alliteration
the repetition of the intitial (first) consonant sound of several words in a row or close together
point of view
perspective from which the story is told
image
a picture created in the reader's mind by the words on the page
irony
to say one thing but mean the opposite
allusion
a reference to a well known work of art, literature, or the Bible
symbol
an object that stands for something else
static character
character who does not change in the story
dialogue
a conversation b/w characters in a drama or narrative
narrator limited
doesn't know everything going on in the story
non-fiction
a story based on facts
drama
one of the genres of literature written in dialogue and stage directions
rhyme
two or more words with like ending sounds
metaphor
a comparison between two objects not using the word "like" or "as"
simile
a comparison between two objects using the words "like" or "as"
speaker
the character who is the voice of the poem
rising action
events leading up to the climax
biography
story written about somenone elses life
free verse
poetry with no set rhyme, rhythm or stanza structure
narrative
a poem that tells a story
fiction
a created or made up story
personification
giving an inhuman object a human quality
motivation
the reason why a character says or does a particular thing
haiku
three line, seventeen syllable poem from Japan
minor character
character who plays a small role in the story
stanza
a set of lines in a poem
onomatopoeia
sound words
conflict
struggle between opposing forces in a story
flat character
character who is presented with only one or two main personality traits without much development

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