English 9 Unit test Flashcards
Allegory?
Things in a story that symbolize something else shown through objects, people, and actions in literature
Allusion
A reference to a real or fictitious person, event, or place
Analogy
The comparison of two things that are related
Archetypal Characters: Protagonist
The character the story revolves around
Archetypal Characters: Antagonist
A character that opposes the protagonist
Climax
The most suspenseful part of a story
Conflict
The main problem in the story
Types of conflict
- Person vs Person
- Person vs Nature
- Person vs Self
- Person vs Society
Deus ex Machina
A convenient plot device used to move the story forward (Plot-armor)
Foreshadowing
Clues suggesting something that will happen in the future
Hyperbole
An exaggeration or overstatement
Idiom
An expression that suggests something else that can’t be understood by the individual meaning (E.G. “Keep Tabs on your dog”)
Initiating Incident
Something in the beginning of the story that sets the conflict in motion
Verbal Irony
When the author says one thing but means something else
Dramatic Irony
When the audience knows something that a character in literature does not know
