English literary terms Flashcards
Dramatic irony
When the reader or the audience knows more than the character
verbal irony
A discrepancy between the words spoken and intended meaning.
Foreshadowing
The technique of giving hints or clues to suggest or prepare for event that occur later in the chapter. Only for fiction.
Simile
A figure of speech that compare two different object’s, actions ,or attribute using like or as.
Tone
A reflection of the authors attitude towards his or her subject.
Personification
Figure of speech that give a non-human thing human characteristics.
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the word or within it.
Allusion
is a passing reference to historical events or fictional characters, places, events, or other work
Inference
A general conclusion the reader/audience makes
Third Person POV: Omniscient
The narrator can relate actions& thoughts to all of the characters
Anecdote
A brief narrative of an entertaining and presumably true incident.
Point of view
The perspective in which the story is being told.
Internal monologue
The presentation of the flow of a character’s inner emotional experience.
Colloquialism
a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.
Diction
Word choice
