#16-30 Literacy Terms Flashcards
Caesura
A pause of break within a line of poetry
Carpe diem
Latin for “seize the day”, the name applied to a theme frequently found in lyric poetry: enjoy life’s pleasures while you are able
Catharsis
Purification or purging of emotions (pity or fear)
Character
An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (described as a round/flat, protagonist/antagonist,etc)
Characterization
The method an author uses to acquaint the reader with his or her characters
Chiasmus
A scheme in which the author introduces words or concepts in a particular order then later repeats those terms or similar ones in reversed or backwards order
Cliche
An expression or phrase that is overused as to become trite and meaningless
Climax
As a term of dramatic structure, the decisive or turning point in a story or play when the action changes course and, as a result, begins to revolve itself
Conceit
Elaborate figure of speech combining possible metaphor, simile, hyperbole, or oxymoron
Conflict
The struggle between two opposing forces
Connotation
The emotional associations surrounding. word, as opposed to its literal meaning or denotation
Couplet
A pair of rhyming lines with identical meter
Denotation
The strict, literal meaning of a word
Denouement
The resolution of the plot
Dialogue
The conversation between two or more people in a literary work
