English10 lit terms

Mood

Atmosphere created by the author of literary state. Frame of mind/state of feeling created by writing

conflict

Battle of opposing forces

conflict-external

A struggle in writing. This struggle is between 2 people,between a person and society/nature

conflict-internal

Struggle in writing. The struggle may be between 2 elements or beliefs struggling for mastery within a person

Foreshadowing

Dropping important hints by the author to prepare the reader for what’s to come and to help them to anticipate the outcome

Plot

The organization of the action in a piece of literature. Series of events oe episodes that make up the action in a work of fiction

Plot line

exposition,Climax,falling action, resolution

Exposition

Part of the plot where info is essential to understand the situation.

Rising action

section of the story that leads towards it’s climax because of the increased tension as a book’s central conflict become fear, the rising action is often what keeps you turning the page.

Climax

Highest point of action in a narrative. Several way to determine part of the story.

Falling action

Part of plot following climax, tension steaming from story’s central conflict decresses. Story moves towards conclusion

Denouement

moment when conflict ends and the outcome of action is clear. The resolution of a narrative

symbolism

An object that stands for something other than itself(white dove-Peace)

Types of symbolism

Name,color,seasonal symbolism

oxymoron

a complex paradox, one in which successive words, contradict with each other(pretty ugly)

alliteration

repetition at close intervals of initial constant sounds of accented syllables/important words

Character types

Consistant,dynamic,static

Dynamic characters

changes/develops during the course of fiction/work

consistent character

actions/decisions/attitude are keeping what author has the reader to expect

static character

doesn’t change/ develop during the course of work

hyperbole

figure of speech using exaggerations or over statement for special effects

Irony

Situation/use of language, involving some kind of incongruity or discrepancy. A expression in which the author says 1 thing and means the opp

verbal irony

What is said is the opposite of what’s ment

Dramatic irony

reader knows something that character doesn’t know

situational irony

something that happens that we would not expect to happen

Palindromes

reversible sentences, never odd or even(madam, im adam)

allusion

reference to a person/place/event or a literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize. Reference to something in pre. literature or history that the author expects you to know

Literary allusion

references to literature

Historical allusions

references to something in history

biblical allusions

references to the bible

pop culture allusions

references to pop culture