Studied by 3 peopleallegory
a literary work with literal elements having second symbolic meanings
alliteration
repitition of initial consonant sounds in words
allusion
reference to something outside the next
anecdote
short amusing story
antagonist
chararcter that words against the protagonist
aphorism
memorable statement capturing broad truth/universal truth or idea
apostrophe
speaker addresses inatimate object or someone whos not there/dead
aside
speaker addresses audience directly
assonance
repitition of similar vowel sounds within words and phrases
autobiography
a self written biography
ballad
a type of poem that is meant to be sung and is both lyric and narrative in nature
biography
A written account of another person's life.
blank verse
poetry/prose that doesnt rhyme
caeusra
pause in poetry/verse
catalog
a list for poetic/rhetorical effect
character
person/thing
Cliché
overused unoriginal idea/concept
climax
height of story
comedy
something funny
conceit
comparison between two unlikely things
concrete poem
a visual poem
conflict
central struggle
connotation
the suggested meaning rather than literal meaning of something
anaology
comparison of two unlike things similar in some ways to explain something
atmosphere
how a writer constructs their piece to convery feelings, emotions, and mood
consonance
repittion of one or more consonant sounds that are close together
couplet
a pair of consectuive lines that complete a thoght
denouement
point of story where conflict is resolved
description
you just know what this is ig?
dialect
an attempt to capture/ indicate the speech of a certain group
dialouge
exchange of spoken words
diction
choice of words/style used by author to convey a message
dramatic monologue
when a single speaker in literature says something to a silent audience
dynamic character
character that changes
elegy
a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
epic
long narrative in verse form that retells a heroic journey
epiphany
a moemt where a character has a sudden insight or realization
epithet
describes something by replacing it
essay
a short piece of writing on a particular subject.
exposition
introduction of a story
fable
short story with lesson or moral
falling action
part of conclusion after climax of story resolves conflict ties up loose ends
farce
works containign riduclous plots, exxagerated characters, iver the top situations just to be funny
figure of speech
a device used to produce figurative language
first person
i me my view
flashback
you know what this is
flat cjaracter
character that isnt complex
foil
a character that contrasts another
folktale
traditional fictional story
foot
basic meter consisiting of combination of two or more stressed/unstressed syllables
foreshadowing
hint to later events
free verse
poem that doesnt follow any specific guide or concept
genre
type of literature
hyperbole
extreme eggaertation
iamb
unstressed then stressed syllables
iambic pentameter
each line contains 10 syllables+5 iambs
idiom
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
imagery
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
impressionism
when an author centers around a characters mental life/impressions
incongruity
illogical relationships between parts of a sentence
inference
logical deductions based on premises assumed to be true
internal rhyme
middle/end words rhyme with each other
inversion
words/phrases/sentences in non traditonal order
irony
A contrast between expectation and reality
jargon
vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people
literal language
it is what it is
lyric poem
a short poem of songlike quality
metaphor
comparison without like or as
meter
the rhythmic structure of a line of a verse
modernism
a modern style of writing
mood
the emotional atmosphere
motif
A recurring theme, subject or idea
myth
A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.
narrative
writing technqiue used to tell a story
narrator
the speaker telling the story
naturalism
a literary movement focused on extreme realism
nonfiction
real shit
octave
a verse form consisting of eight lines of iambic pentameter
ode
formal poem that praises/celebrates something
omniscient point of view
pov with everything knowledge
Onomatopoeia
word that makes a sound
oxymoron
two contradictoary words to form a paradox`
parable
short story providing a moral/spiritual lesson with a comparison/symbolism
paradox
an apparently contradictory statement that is perhaps true
parallel strucutre
using the same patterns of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of important
parody
humorous imitation
personification
giving human qualities to non-human things
persuasion
A kind of speaking or writing that is intended to influence people's actions.
plain styyle
clear/concise/precise
plot
sequence of events
point of view
the perspective
post modernism
experimentation and rejection of convential forms of literature
prologue
pre-face/introduction to a work
prose
Any writing that is not poetry
protagonist
main character
proverb
Short statement of advice or wisdom
pun
A play on words
quatrain
a verse within 4 lines
rationalism
scientific thought + logical reason >>>
resolution
End of the story where loose ends are tied up
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