APL literatary terms Flashcards
Plethora
alot of
Ambiguity
confusing aspect
paradox
absurdity
hone
to sharpen
analytical
taking apart and placeing together
syntax
way we order words
socrates
philosopher socratle reasoning
modality
index to strenths and weakness
oxymoron
figure of speech that combine two contrdictory words into a meaning that can have meanin to those who understand it.
act
major unit of action in a drama or play. each act can be further divided into smaller sections called scenes
allegory
story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea about life; allegories often have a strong moral or lesson
alliteration
repetion of consonant sounds at the beginning of words(toungue twisters)
allusion
reference in a literary work to a person, place, or thing in history or another work of literature
analogy
comparisom of two or more like objects that suggests if they are alike in certain respects, they will probably be alike in other ways as well
anecdote
brief account of an interesting incident or event that usually is intended to entertain or to make a point
assonance
repititon of vowel sounds with a line of poetry
antagonist
character in a story or poem who decatives the main character
audience
particular group of readers or viewers that the writers is addressing.
author
writer of a book, article or other text
his or her reason for creating a particular work
author’s purpose
form of non fiction in which a person tells the story of his or her life
autobiography
poem that tells a sory and is ment to be sung or recited
ballad
story of someone’s life writen by another
biography
unrhymed iambic pentameter
blank verse
pause or sudden break in a line of poetry
caesura
teo events are related as cause and effect when one event brings about or causes another
cause and effect
person who is responsible for the thoughts and actions woth a story poem or other lit.
Character
the main character
protaganist
characters who are central to the plot of a story
main character
a less important character who interacts with the main character
minor character
all of the techniques that writers use to create characters
characterization
a characters personallity
character traits
the author directly states a characters traits
direct character
character who changes
dynamic characters
character who stays constant
flat character
a character who traits are not directly stated
indirect character
character who is fully described by the author
round character
character who changes very little
static character
events that happen over time
chronolgical order
clarifying
readers process of pauseing occasionaly while reading to quickily review what they had read
Cliche
type of figurative language containg an over used expression or a saying that is no longer considered original
climax
see plot
comedy
dramitic work that is light and often humours in tone and useually ends happily with a peaceful resolution of the main conflict
comparison
process of idrntfying similarites
concreate poetry
type of poetry that uses its physical pr visual fprm to preseant its
hints or suggestions that may surround unfimilar word \s or phrases and clarify their meaning
Context clues
the process of pointing out differences between things
contrast
couplet
rhymed pair of lines in a poem
trimeter
three feet per line
tetrameter
four feet per line
pentamenter
five feet per line
hexameter
six feet per line
heptameter
seven feet per line
octameter
eight feet per line
memoir
specific type of autobiography; a memoir does not necessarily cover the author’s entire life
metaphor
type of figurative language in which comparison is made between two things that are essentially unalike
