Lit. Terms

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Simile

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A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as

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Satire

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A literary tone used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack

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Point of View

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The vantage point from which the story is told

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Mood

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Is the feeling a piece of the literature arouses in the reader

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Tone

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The overall feeling or effect created by a writer’s use of words

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Style

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Is how the author uses words, phrases, and sentences to form his or her ideas

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Motif

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A term for an often-repeated idea or theme in literature

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Flashback

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Is returning to an earlier time (in a story) for the purpose of making something in the present more clear

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Symbol

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a person, place, thing, or event used to represent something else

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Diction

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An author’s choice of words based on their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness

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Protagonist

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The main character or hero of the story

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3rd Person Limited

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The story is told by someone outside of the story who knows the thoughts of only one character

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1st Person

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The story is told by one of the characters

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Genre

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Refers to a category or type of literature based on its style, form, and content

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Local Color

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The use of details that are common in a certain region of the country

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Metonymy

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Is the substituting of one word for another that is closely related to it

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Foreshadowing

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Is giving hints and clues of what is to come later in a story

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Parody

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Is a form of literature intended to mock a particular literary work or it style

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Irony

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Is using a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of it literal or normal meaning

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Paradox

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Is a statement that seems contrary to common sense yet may, in fact, be true

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Antithesis

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Is an opposition, or contrast, of ideas

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Figurative Language

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Is language used to create a special effect or feeling

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Imagery

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The words or phrases a writer selects to create a certain picture in the reader’s mind

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Characterization

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The message an author uses to reveal or describe characters and their various personalities

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Dramatic Monologue

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A literary work in which a character is speaking about him or herself as if another person were present

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Conflict

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The problem or struggle in a story that triggers the action

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Oxymoron

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A combination of contradictory terms as in~ Jumbo shrimp

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Soliloquy

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A speech delivered by a character when he or she is alone on stage

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Pun

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A word or phrase that is used in such a way as to suggest more than one possible meaning

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Hyperbole

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And exaggeration or overstatement

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Metaphor

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A comparison of two unlike things in which like or as is not used

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Farce

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A literature based on a highly humorous and highly improbable plot

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Analogy

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A comparison of two or more similar objects, suggesting that if they are like in certain respects, they will probably be alike in other ways as well

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Antagonist

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The person or thing working against the protagonist of the work

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Plot

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The action or sequence of events in a story

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3rd Person Omniscient

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The story is told by someone outside the story who knows the thoughts of all the characters

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Allegory

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A story in which people things and actions represent an idea or generalization about life

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Narrator

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The person who is telling the story

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Action

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What happens in a story: the events or conflicts

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Foil

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Someone to serve as a contrast or challenge to another character

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Dialogue

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The conversation carried on by the characters in a literary work

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Setting

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The time and place in which the action of a literary work occurs

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Theme

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The statement about life a particular work is trying to get across to the reader

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Understatement

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Stating an idea with restraint to emphasize what is being talked about

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Personification

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A literary device in which the author speaks of or describes an animal, object, or idea as if it were a person