English Short Story Unit Literary Terms

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analogy

a point-by-point comparison between two things that are alike in some respect

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antagonist

usually the principal character in opposition to the protagonist, or main character, of a narrative or drama

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character

are the people who take part in the action of a story, novel, or drama

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characterization

refers to the methods that a writer uses to develop characters

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conflict

the plot of a story always involves some sort of conflict or struggle between opposing forces

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connotation

refers to the attitudes and feelings associated with a word

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denotation

literal or dictionary meaning of a word

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dialect

a form of language as it is spoken in a particular geographic area or by a particular social or ethnic group

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dialogue

written conversation between two or more characters in either fiction or nonfiction

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figurative language

language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meanings of words

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flashback

a conversation, an episode, or an event that happened before the beginning of a story

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foreshadowing

a writers use of hints or clues to indicate events and situation that will occur later in a plot

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hyperbole

a figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect

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imagery

consists of descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader

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irony

special kind of contrast between appearance and reality-usually one in which reality is the opposite from what it seems

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situational irony

the contrast between what a reader or character expects and what actually exists or happens

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dramatic irony

the reader or viewer knows something that a character does not know

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verbal irony

occurs when someone knowingly exaggerates or says one thing and mean another

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metaphor

a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are basically unlike but that have something in common. DOES NOT USE LIKE OR AS

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mood

the feeling or atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader

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narrator

the character or voice from whose point of view events are told

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paradox

a statement that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless, true

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personification

figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to an object, animal, or idea

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plot

the sequence of events in a story

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point of view

refers to the methods of narrating a short story, novel, narrative poem, or work of nonfiction

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first person POV

narrator is a character in the story

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third-person limited POV

the narrator tells only what one character thinks, feels, and observes

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third-person omniscient POV

the narrator sees into the minds of more than one character

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protagonist

central character or hero in a narrative or drama, usually the one with whom the audience tends to identify

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setting

the time and place of action in a story

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stereotype

simplified or stock characters who conform to a fixed pattern or are defined by a single trait

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symbol

a person, place, activity, or object that stands for something beyond itself

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symbolism

the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

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theme

the main idea in a work of literature

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tone

the attitude a writer takes toward a subject; reflects the feelings of the writer

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understatement

a technique of creating emphasis by saying less than is actually or literally true;opposite of a hyperbole

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