Literary Terms for first Quiz (copy)

Characterization

Characterization

the methods an author uses to create and develop their characters through words and actions, thoughts, appearance, and what others say about the character

Irony

a contrast between what appears to be and what really is

Mood

a mood or atmosphere is a feeling that a literary work conveys to readers.

Tone

the tone of the work is the writer's attitude toward his or her subject.

Personification

a figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to non-living things, and sometimes animals

Plot

a series of 'happenings' or events in a literary work

Setting

when and where the action takes place in a story/text

theme

the moral or lesson learned from reading a text or viewing a piece of art

Imagery

visually descriptive or figurative language the writer uses that appeals to the senses

Flashback

a scene that interrupts the present action to depict some earlier event via dream, remembrance, reverie, etc. The term may refer to the scene itself or its presentation (use).

Metaphor

a comparison of two unlike things implied by just stating them without using 'like' or 'as' to make the comparison

Rhyme scheme

the pattern of end rhyme, usually marked with lowercase letters. To identify the rhyme scheme, list the sequence of rhymes in order, using a new letter for each new rhyme.

Hyperbole

a deliberate exaggeration to achieve a serious, comic, or ironic effect. Sometimes literary critics call it overstatement

simile

a figure of speech in which a word is equated to something it is not normally connected to using "like" or "as"

Juxtaposition

two things being placed close together in a text to show contrast

Climax

the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex; turning point of the story

Dialect

a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.

Narrator

the person who tells the story

point of view

the perspective from which a story is told

Resolution

End of the story where loose ends are tied up