Lit. Terms
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- epiphany
- when a character realizes something (the "a ha!" moment)
- antithesis (figure of speech)
- the direct opposite of
- imagery
- to use words to form a picture in the reader's mind
- dialog
- when characters talk to each other
- person vs. nature
- person has a problem with nature
- tone
- the attitude of the speaker or narrator
- illusion
- a reference to a familiar place or thing
- analogy (figure of speech)
- a likeness of things that are unlike; a similarity
- person vs. person
- character has a problem with other character(s)
- hubris
- "excessive pride". a flaw in a character that will later cause their downfall
- atmosphere
- the mood the reader gets from the setting the characterization and the tone of the narrator
- flat character
- a character that shows only 1 trait
- jargon
- technical diction
- vulgarity
- offensive diction without curse words
- person vs. self
- character having emotional problems
- dialect
- form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
- prose
- any writing that's not poetry or research like writing. it's creative but doesn't have the qualities of poetry
- allegory
- a story that has 2 meanings: little meaning and a big meaning . the characters are usually symbolic
- metaphor
- comparison not using like or as
- profanity
- curse words (diction)
- personification
- giving human like qualities to something not human
- situational irony
- when something completely different happens than the reader thinks will happen
- flashback
- a technique used by the author in order to make something in the present more clear by going back to explain an earlier event
- person vs. fate
- person can't decide what to do
- 3rd person omniscent
- lets the narrator tell you what the characters are thinking or feeling
- 1st person pov
- writing told by one of the characters. uses: I or me
- round character
- a character that shows many traits and values as well as virtues
- dynamic character
- a character that develops and grows in the story
- magical realism
- combination of fantasy and reality
- point of view
- view from which the story is told
- parable
- a short descriptive story that illustrates a particular belief or moral
- setting
- the time and place in the story
- colloquialism
- diction that only sounds correct in certain places (location)
- theme
- the main concept or idea for whatever the subject of the story might be
- the 5 plot points
- exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
- farce
- sub genre of comedy, physical humor, nonsense, absurdity, or unlikly events. usually theatrical, movie or media
- 3rd person limited
- lets the narrator tell you what one character is thinking or feeling
- fable
- a short fictional narrative used 2 teach a lesson usually with animals
- mood
- the emotional feeling the reader gets from the setting and character description
- slang
- diction that is only used by some groups of people
- antagonist
- person who opposes the protagonist in the story
- satire
- genre in which something is made fun of in a kinda funny way. doesn't have to be funny
- understatement (figure of speech)
- statement that is weaker than it should be
- 3rd person pov
- writing told by someone. uses: he, she, it, her, him, it
- protagonist
- main character in story
- archaic
- old fashioned diction
- 3rd person objective
- lets the narrator tell you their pov without the thoughts
- conflict
- dilemma or complication that provokes the author in the story
- person vs. society
- person has a problem with society
- static character
- a character that stays the same throughout the story
- verbal irony
- sarcasm
- plot
- the order of events that take place in a story
- Simile
- comparison using the words like or as
- foreshadowing
- when the author of the book gives the reader hints or clues that will allow the reader to infer what will happen later in the story
- foil
- character that has a deposition and personality opposite of another character. b/c the characters contrast, the personalities stand out
- hyperbole
- exaggeration or overstatement not meant to be taken literally
- indirect characterization
- the author tells how the other characters interact with the character, and what they look like and has the reader infer the character's traits
- symbol
- person, place, thing, or event that represents something beyond itself
- metonymy (figure of speech)
- substituting the name or attribute of something or something that the thing naturally suggests
- dramatic irony
- you know what is going to happen but the characters don't know
- direct characterization
- the author directly states the character's traits
- diction
- the words chosen based on correctness, clearness, or effectiveness