Lit test part 2

Allegory

The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.

Apostrophe

When a character speaks to a character or object that is not present or is unable to respond. This can mean addressing inanimate objects or the natural world.

Convention

An understanding between a reader and a writer about certain details of a story that does not need to be explained, i.e. what a reader expects based on the genre and the typical course of the plot.

Denouement (day-new-mon)

The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot. This is not always the same as the climax.

Doppelganger

The alter ego of a character or the suppressed side of one’s personality that is usually unaccepted by society.

Epiphany

Sudden enlightenment or realization, a profound new outlook or understanding about the world usually attained while doing everyday mundane activities.

Euphemism

The act of substituting a harsh, blunt, or offensive comment for a more politically accepted or positive one.

Fable

A usually short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point that often employing animals or imaginary objects as characters that speak and act like humans.

Foil

A character that by contrast underscores or enhances the distinctive characteristics of another.

Foreshadowing

Clues in the text about incidents that will occur later in the plot, _ creates anticipation in the novel. Closely related to dramatic irony (see irony), but often the audience does not know in advance that something is being .

Hubris

Used in Greek tragedies, refers to excessive pride that usually leads to a hero’s downfall.

Metonymy

The use of a word or phrase to stand in for something else which it is often associated. It is often confused with synecdoche, but _ is not a part of the whole it is a term that is often associated with it.

Paradox

A statement which seems to contradict itself.

Satire

A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit; the goal is to change the behavior/issue.

Tone

Reflects how the author feels about the subject matter or the feeling the author wants to instill in the reader through the use of specific word choices (see diction).