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Literary Language Terms. Jacob Stehle. Mr. Stehle’s List of Literary Terms. A B C D E F G H I J K L M. N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z. A’s. Alliteration Allusion Analogy. Antagonist Apostrophe Home. ALLITERATION.
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Literary Language Terms Jacob Stehle
Mr. Stehle’s List of Literary Terms • A • B • C • D • E • F • G • H • I • J • K • L • M • N • O • P • Q • R • S • T • U • V • W • X • Y • Z
A’s • Alliteration • Allusion • Analogy • Antagonist • Apostrophe • Home
ALLITERATION • Repetition of the initial sounds of several words in a group • Elegant Elephants Eat Enthusiastically, Exquisite Eggs • Return to the A’s
ALLUSION • A reference in one literary work to a character of theme found in another literary work • In “The Hunger Games,” the names of the characters alludes to the names of characters in Julius Caesar • Return to the A’s
ANALOGY • A comparison of two things made to explain something unfamiliar through its similarities to something familiar The transition between 6th Grade and 7th Grade is like a rollercoaster ride • Return to the A’s
ANTAGONIST • The character who opposes the main character In the series, Harry Potter, Malfoy opposes Harry when it comes to being a good wizard • Return to the A’s
APOSTROPHE’S • A statement, question, or request addressed to an inanimate object or nonexistent or absent person • Return to the A’s
B’s ent out of shape because we don’t have any vocabulary for B? Don’t worry we will see you at C • Home
C’s • Character • Characterization • Cliché • Climax • Conflict • Home
CHARACTER • The people (or animals, things etc. presented as people) appearing in a literary work Hermione is a character in the Harry Potter Series • Return to the C’s
CHARACTERIZATION • The way in which a writer reveals the nature of a character In “The Hunger Games,” the author puts the landmarks and resources as tools to help relate to the area where the reader lives. • Return to the C’s
CLICHÉ • An expression that has lost its power or originality from overuse An apple a day, keeps the doctor away • Return to the C’s
CLIMAX • The high point of interest of suspense in a story of play • Return to the C’s
CONFLICT • Dramatic struggle between two forces in a story • Return to the C’s
D’s • Dialect • Dialogue • Home
DIALECT • Language used that is different from the formal language of an area or region • Return to the D’s
DIALOGUE • Conversation between people in a literary work • Return to the D’s
E’s • Euphemism • Exposition • Home
EUPHEMISM • The substitution of a mild or less negative word or phrase for a harsh of blunt one • “The Final Solution” is a euphemism to talk about the getting rid of Jews during the Holocaust • Return to the E’s
EXPOSITION • The part of the story or play that provides background information and introduces the setting and main characters • Return to the E’s
F’s • Fable • Flashback • Foil • Foreshadowing • Home
FABLE • A brief tale designed to illustrate a moral lesson. Characters are usually animals • THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF • Return to the F’s
FLASHBACK • An interruption in the sequence of a story to describe an event that took place earlier • Return to the F’s
FOIL • A character whose physical or psychological qualities contrast strongly with, therefore highlight, the qualities of another character (usually protagonist) Having Malfoy as a mean character in the Harry Potter, makes Harry seem like a very nice guy • Return to the F’s
FORESHADOWING • The technique of giving hints about events that have not yet happened • Return to the F’s
G’s • Genre – a category of literary work • Home
H’s • Hyperbole – deliberate exaggeration used to achieve an effect • Home
I’s • Idiom • Imagery • Irony • Dramatic Irony • Situational Irony • Verbal Irony • Home
IDIOM • An expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the individual words • Return to the I’s
IMAGERY • Words and phrases that appeal to the reader’s senses • Return to the I’s
IRONY • A mode of expression, through words or events, conveying a reality different from and usually opposite to appearance or expectation • Return to the I’s
DRAMATIC IRONY • The reader of viewer knows something the character does not know • Return to the I’s
SITUATIONAL IRONY • An event occurs that is unexpected • Return to the I’s
VERBAL IRONY • Speech that does not mean what the speaker says or that is unexpected • Return to the I’s
J’s • Jargon – language that is used or understood by a select group of people • Home
K’s A letter block with K is a true way to keep the doctor away. Home • Home
L’s Ive Augh Ove That’s all that Life asks. Home
M’s • Metaphor • Mood • Home
METAPHOR • A comparison is made between two unlike things without the use of words “like” or “as” • Return to the M’s
MOOD • The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader • Return to the M’s
N’s • Narrator – the teller of the story • Home
O’s • Onomatopoeia • Oxymoron • Home
ONOMATOPOEIA • A literary device wherein the sound of a word echoes the sound it represents • Return to the O’s
OXYMORON • A phrase combining two contradictory terms • Return to the O’s
P’s • Parody • Personification • Protagonist • Pun • Plot • First Person • Third Person Omniscient • Third Person Limited • Second Person • Home
PARODY • A work that comically imitates another work • Return to the P’s
PERSONIFICATION • Giving human qualities to abstract ideas, animals, and inanimate objects • Return to the P’s
PLOT • What happens in a story; the sequence of events • Return to the P’s
POINT OF VIEW • The perspective or vantage point from which a story is told • Return to the P’s