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Literary Terms

Literary Terms. Vocabulary. alliteration. Is the repetition of initial consonant sounds. An example is : S ally s ells s ea s hells by the s ea s hore. P eter P iper p icked a p eck of p ickled p eppers. allusion.

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Literary Terms

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  1. Literary Terms Vocabulary

  2. alliteration • Is the repetition of initial consonant sounds. • An example is : Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

  3. allusion • An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work or work of art.

  4. antagonist • Is the character or force in conflict with the main character in a literary work. • Usually the bad guy in the story.

  5. caricature • Use of exaggeration to make a character humorous

  6. climax • Is the most exciting point in the story • The highest point in the story

  7. conflict • Conflict is the struggle between opposing forces, such as two people fighting or the problem in the story.

  8. denouement • French word pronounced day-noo-maun • The winding down of a story is referred to as the falling action, which comes immediately after the climax. • The denouement refers to any events that occur after the resolution (climax) in a story.

  9. First person • The first person point of view is when a character tells the story , and the reader knows only what this character feels and sees. • Uses “I”

  10. flashback • The interruption of time in a story. • Inserting past incidents

  11. foreshadowing • Is the use of clues that suggest or predict what will occur later in the story.

  12. hyperbole • Exaggeration that is so extreme that it cannot be true • Example-I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

  13. idiom • A group of words having a different meaning. • Popular usage • Example-You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar. Be nice, it will get you results.

  14. imagery • The art of painting images using words not paintbrushes.

  15. inference • The reader draws conclusions from the clues given by the author. • Read between the lines

  16. Irony or paradox • Contrast between the expected and the actual event or statement • Often hidden from the characters in the story • Verbal-saying one thing, but meaning the opposite (sarcasm) • Situational-events turn out opposite to what you expect • Dramatic-readers see what the characters in a story do not see.

  17. metaphor • A metaphor is a figure of speech in which two things are compared without the use of “like” or “as” • Example-On the football team, the defensive line was a concrete wall. • The team isn’t really a concrete wall, right? • The road was a ribbon of moonlight. • Sometimes uses is, are, was, were

  18. mood • Mood is the feeling created in the reader by the literary work. • How you feel when you are reading.

  19. onomatopoeia • Is the use of words that imitate sounds • Crash, bang, clang, • Imitates the sounds they name • Buzz, baa, vroom

  20. oxymoron • Combination of contradictory words • Example-Who ordered the giant shrimp?

  21. personification • Is a type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics. • Giving human characteristics and feelings to animals, objects and ideas.

  22. plot • Is the sequence of events, or what happens in a story. • The action plan of a story, usually involves the introduction, rising action, climax, resolution (denouement) and conclusion.

  23. protagonist • Is the main character in a literary work. • Usually considered the “good” guy • pro

  24. rhyme • Repetition of the same vowel and consonant sounds at the end of words

  25. rhythm • The beat of the sentence

  26. setting • The time and place of the action in a literary work. • Where and when does the story take place?

  27. simile • A simile is a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared with the use of “like” or “as”. • Example-On the football team, the defensive line was as solid as a concrete wall. • He was as clever as a fox. • Leaves drifted from the maple trees like tiny parachutes • Simile starts with an s=as and has an L=like

  28. symbol • Anything that stands for or represents something else is called a symbol. • Flag represents the US and freedom

  29. theme • Is the central message of a literary work . • It is a generalization about human beings or about life. • The underlying topic of a story.

  30. Third person omniscient • The 3rd person omniscient point of view is when a voice outside of the work tells the story, and the reader can tell what any character thinks or feels.

  31. third-person limited • The third-person limited is when the reader experiences the story through the senses and thoughts of just one character. • Example-J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter

  32. tone • A writer’s attitude toward his or her subject.

  33. understatement • A statement less than the truth

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