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lnr: Literary words
Vocab words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The person, place, event or object that, if removed from the story, the story never takes place. | Protagonist |
| The character in direct conflict with the protagonist | Antagonist |
| The method the author uses to acquaint the reader with the character. He can do this through any of four methods: | Characterization |
| Describe the character Show the character through the character’s own speech and behavior Give opinions and reactions of the other characters Show the character through the character’s own thoughts and feelings | Characterization methods |
| Conversation between characters | Dialogue |
| An interruption to show what happened at an earlier time. This is done to provide background information. | Flashback |
| The author’s use of hints or clues about events which will happen later in the narrative | foreshadowing |
| The contrast between what is expected or appears to be, and what actually occurs | irony |
| The contrast of saying the opposite of what is meant | verbal irony |
| Based on the difference between the way things work out and what is expected to happen or appears appropriate | irony of situation |
| Extends verbal irony to include lengthy passages in which an author expresses an attitude opposite to what he feels | irony of tone |
| The author’s choice of narrator for his story | point of view |
| The narrator is a character in the story revealing his own thoughts and feelings | first person POV |
| The narrator is an outside who reports only what he sees and hears | Third Person Objective POV |
| The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the mind of one or all of the characters | Omniscient PoV |
| The author ridicules the vices of man in hopes of bringing about a change | Satire |
| A person, place, event, or object that has a meaning unto itself but suggests other meanings as well | Symbolism |
| The significant pattern of action in a short story, novel, or play. The plot usually involves one or more specific conflicts either external or internal | plot |
| The struggle which rises from the two opposing forces in a plot | conflict |
| A problem the character has with himself | internal conflict |
| A problem between two characters or characters and the elements | external conflict |
| The underlying meaning or general truth about life in a story | theme |
| Where the story takes place | setting |
| A reasonable and intelligent conclusion drawn from hints provided by the author | inference |
| The mood of a work of literature | tone |
| The highest point of interest in a work of literature | climax |
| A reference to a person, place, event, or artistic work that the author expects the reader to recognize | allusion |
| Sometimes called “vowel rhyme”; the repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry (the important thing is the sound, not the letter itself) | Assonance |
| Also known as “initial rhyme”; the repetition of initial sounds of words, usually consonants, in a line | Alliteration |
| Unrhymed iambic pentameter | blank verse |
| Poetry of any length and of no particular form | free verse |
| An overused phrase | Cliché |
| The associations, usually emotional, one has with a word | Connotation |
| The dictionary definition of a word | Denotation |
| Used to create the physical world in which the story’s action and dialogue take place | description |
| A distinctive variation of a language that is spoken by a people in a certain region or people from a particular social class | dialect |
| The use in writing of the local setting, dialect, customs, and attitudes typical of a region | Local Color |
| A five-line light verse poem | limerick |
| A rather long poem that mourns the death of a friend, public figure, or the passing of a way of life | elegy |
| An expression that uses words in ways different from their literal meanings | figure of speech |
| A comparison of two dissimilar things using the words like and as | simile |
| Makes a direct comparison between two dissimilar things | metaphor |
| A figure of speech in which the author uses intentional exaggeration to make a point | hyperbole |
| A device in which authors let you “get inside” a character’s head so you can “hear” what he’s thinking | Interior Monologue |
| A method of narrative fiction that attempts to recreate the chaotic flow of thoughts in a character’s mind | Stream of Consciousness |
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