English Literary Terms Flashcards
Repitition of similar sounds
Alliteration
Opposition to the main character (i.e. Voldermort)
Antagonist
To release the stress and tenseness of a scene
comic relief
Opposition
conflict
When a character describes a memory or an event prior to the scene
flash back
Two characters who are opposite in personality (i.e. Tybalt and Benvolio)
foil character
Foretelling something (hints and clues)
foreshadowing
An exageration
hyperbole
Contrast beween what is said and what a character means
irony
A comparison of two unlike things without like or as
Metaphor
Words that represent the object (i.e. moo-cow)
onomatopoeia
Opposite words (i.e. jumbo shrimp)
oxymoron
Repeating grammatical structure
parallelism
When objects or animals are given human qualities
personification
A play on words
pun
The sequence of events of a literary work
plot
The main character
protagonest
The time and place of a literary work
setting
Comparing to unlike things using like or as
simile
A long speech a character gives when others do not respond. Many times this character is alone.
soliloquy
A long speech that a character gives when other characters do respond.
monologue
When a character whispers to himself or speaks just to the audience and no other characters respond
aside
The main lesson being taught to the audience or reader
theme
When an event or book is reffered to
allusion
