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Alliteration
The repetition of initial consonant sounds (she sells sea shells)
Allusion (know Classical & Biblical Allusions)
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
Anecdote
A brief true story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event told to entertain or make a point
Antagonist
A character or force in conflict with a main character or protagonist
Aside
A short speech delivered by a character in a play in order to express his or her true thoughts and feelings.
Assonance
The repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in two or more stressed syllables (the wide slide would not glide)
Character
A person, animal, or entity in a literary work
Climax
The third part of the PLOT that offers the highest point of action; this is the moment the reader has been waiting for
Comedy
A literary work, especially a play that has a happy ending
Comic Relief
A technique that is used to interrupt a serious part of a literary work by introducing a humorous character or situation
Conflict (External & Internal)
A struggle between opposing forces in a literary work.
Connotation
Ideas or tone associated with a word. (Calling someone a dog)
Denotation
The dictionary meaning of a word
Couplet
A pair of rhyming lines in poetry, usually the same length
Dialect
The form of language spoken in a particular region or group that may involve changes in pronunciation
Dialogue
A conversation between characters
Drama
A story written to be performed on stage, a play
Dramatic Irony
This occurs when the reader or viewer knows something a character does not know
Epic
A long narrative poem about a hero's journey
Exposition
The first part of the plot that introduces the characters, basic situations, and setting
Fiction
Writing that tells about imaginary characters and events - not true
Figurative Language
Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted as literal
Flashback
A means by which an author presents material that occurred earlier than the present tense of the narrative
Foil
A character who provides a contrast to another character, the characters seem to be opposites
Foreshadowing
The use of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur
Free Verse
Poetry not written in a regular patter of meter or rhyme
Genre
A type of literature. Includes mystery, historical fiction, realistic fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and more
Hyperbole
Extreme exaggeration
Idiom
An expression that is characteristic of a language, region, community, or class of people
Imagery
Language that appeals to any of the five senses. Because of the way something is described, a reader can see it, or hear it, or feel it, etc.
Metaphor
A comparison of two unlike things NOT using like or as, My love is a rose . . .
Mood
The feeling created in the reader
Theme
A central idea of a work of literature that is evident from actions and events in it
Onomatopoeia
Sound words (pop, ring, sizzle)
Oxymoron
A combination of words that contradict each other, controlled chaos or killing with kindness are examples
Paradox
A statement that seems contradictory but actually may be true, an unexpected insight
Personification
This occurs when a writer gives human characteristics to non-human objects
Protagonist
The main character in a literary work
Pun
A play on words
Rising Action
This is the part of plot that leads up to the climax
Setting
When and/or where a story takes place
Simile
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Stage Directions
Notes included in a drama to describe how the work is to be performed
Stanza
A group of lines in a poem that acts like a paragraph in a poem
Biography
A story of a person's life written by another author.
Character -- Static Character
A character that remains the same throughout a story or novel.
Character -- Dynamic Character
A character that makes a significant change in a story or novel.
Character -- Round Character
A character that is complex and highly developed.
Character -- Flat Character
A character that is not highly developed.
Characterization -- Indirect characterization
A character's personality is revealed through physical appearance, thoughts, speech, actions, or other characters' thoughts, speech, and actions concerning that character.
Characterization -- Direct characterization
A character's personality is revealed through direct comments about the character's personality from the writer.