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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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VOCABULARY
Literary Terms
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.
allusion
An allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work or work of art.
antagonist
Is the character or force in conflict with the main character in a literary work.
Usually the bad guy in the story.
caricature
Use of exaggeration to make a character humorous
climax
Is the most exciting point in the story
The highest point in the story
conflict
Conflict is the struggle between opposing forces, such as two people fighting or the problem in the story.
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.
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”
flashback
The interruption of time in a story.
Inserting past incidents
foreshadowing
Is the use of clues that suggest or predict what will occur later in the story.
hyperbole
Exaggeration that is so extreme that it cannot be true
Example-I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
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.
imagery
The art of painting images using words not paintbrushes.
inference
The reader draws conclusions from the clues given by the author.
Read between the lines
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.
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
mood
Mood is the feeling created in the reader by the literary work.
How you feel when you are reading.
onomatopoeia
Is the use of words that imitate sounds
Crash, bang, clang,
Imitates the sounds they name
Buzz, baa, vroom
oxymoron
Combination of contradictory words
Example-Who ordered the giant shrimp?
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.
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.
protagonist
Is the main character in a literary work.
Usually considered the “good” guy
pro
rhyme
Repetition of the same vowel and consonant sounds at the end of words
rhythm
The beat of the sentence
setting
The time and place of the action in a literary work.
Where and when does the story take place?
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
parachutesSimile starts with an s=as and has an L=like
symbol
Anything that stands for or represents something else is called a symbol.
Flag represents the US and freedom
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.
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.
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
tone
A writer’s attitude toward his or her subject.
understatement
A statement less than the truth