3.7 Flashcards
Alliteration
The repetition of an initial consonant
Allusion
The reference to a commonly known event or piece of literature
Antagonist
The character or characters who are “against” the main character
Climax
The turning point of the action of the plot
Conflict
Two opposing forces or ideas
Connotation
The way a word is used in everyday life
Denotation
The dictionary definition of a word or action
Dialogue
Conversation among characters
Flashback
The technique of presenting scenes or incidents that occurred before the opening scene of a work
Foreshadowing
Giving clues to the reader about what us going to happen
Hyperbole
Exaggeration for a specific effect
Irony
When the result is the opposite or contrary to what the reader expects
Metaphor
A comparison between two unlike things that does not use the word like or as
Mood
The emotional attitude or feeling in any part of a given work
Narrator
A character or entity who speaks directly to the reader or who tells the story
Omniscient
This means all knowing and is usually defined as a point of view
Oxymoron
Bringing together two contradictory terms
Paradox
Seemingly contradictory or absurd statements existing at the same time
Personification
Giving human like qualities to non humans
Plot
The sequence of events in a story
Point of view
The perspective from which a story is told
Protagonist
The main character
Resolution
How things work out
Satire
Make fun of something or someone with sarcasm or humor
Setting
The time and place
Simile
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Suspense
Created by having clues yet not knowing how things will turn out
Symbol
Something that stands for something else it suggests an idea
Theme
The central idea of the story
Tone
The emotional attitude or feeling of the story
Understatement
Something that is represented as less than it is
