intro to literature: literary terms Flashcards
two definitions of irony
- the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning
- the incongruity between what is expected and what actually happens
define symbol
person, place, object, action, or event used to represent an idea
define vignette
a brief narrative characterized by great precision and delicacy of composition
two parts of symbol?
literal figurative
define motif
recurrent imagery, word, object, idea, action that unifies a literary piece, has a progression and sheds light on the theme
define novel
an extended fictional narrative in prose
define short story
a brief fictional narrative in prose
defined setting
the time and place of a literary piece
defined character
a person or being in a literary piece
methods of character development
direct description by author
dialogue
character’s actions and thoughts
other characters dialogue and thoughts about them
what is conflict
the struggle between two or more opposing forces
five types of conflict
character versus self character versus character character versus nature character versus society character versus fate or supernatural
what is point of view
the angle from which the story is told
what are the four points of viewand pronouns that help to identify
first-person observer- I, my
first-person participant- I, my
third person limited- he, she, it, they
third person omniscent- he she it then
what is plot
the order sequence of events in a narrative piece
