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Lundy Lit Terms
Literary Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prologue | sets stage for story or provides background information about character, setting, events |
| in media res | in the middle/midst of things |
| myths | answers basic human questions, religious purpose |
| folktales | entertain, contain lessons/morals |
| fairy tales | magic/supernatural beings |
| fables | short stores, morals, TALKING ANIMALS |
| proverbs | short sayings with deep meanings |
| parables | short stories, morals, religious |
| epics | long stores, poetic, larger than life heroes |
| legends | epic stories about possibly real but exaggerated heroes or events |
| xenia | hospitality/customs |
| flashback | memory of the past to fill in details the reader did not witness |
| allusions | references to important people, places, things |
| epithet | adjective or descriptive term to describe a person, place, thing. (Location, appearance, qualities) |
| foreshadowing | hinting at the future |
| imagery | visually descriptive language The sky was as blue as the ocean and the clouds sailed across it like white boats. |
| exposition | the introduction or beginning of a story that reveals important background information. |
| rising action | Rising action is the interplay of the conflict within the story. Obstacles, struggles, and conflicts push the story forward. |
| climax | the turning point where the climax is resolved |
| falling action | the period of time in a story that follows the climax and begins to clarify the narrative, release tension, and wrap things up for the characters. |
| resolution | occurs when the conflict is resolved and loose end have been tied up. A resolution can be used to drive home any themes, tones, and main concepts or final impressions that the author wants to leave with the reader. |
| setting | he time, place, and duration (the time that passes from the beginning to the end) of the story an author chooses to write about. |
| simile | comparing two different things using like or as Her hair is like the golden sun. |
| metaphor | Comparing two different things without using like or as She is a night owl |
| Extended metaphor | An extended metaphor is a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry. Extended metaphors build upon simple metaphors with figurative language and more varied, descriptive comparisons. |
| Personification | giving a human characteristic to a non human object The curtains danced. |
| Hyperbole | exaggerated statements that should not be taken literally (That line took forever) |
| Protagonist | the leading charcter |
| antagonist | the character that opposes the leading character |
| euphemism | a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. (Instead of saying you got fired, you might say "I got let go" |
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