Lit Terms 3 Flashcards
Hubris
Greek word meaning extreme pride
Idiom
Expression having special meaning, not clear from the usual meaning of words in the expression/// fly off the handle/// on pins and needles
Imagery
The use of words to represent things, actions, or ideas by sensory description (must appeal to a sense)
Imply
Verb – implication. noun- to indicate directly
Infer
Verb – inference. Noun – a conclusion drawn from the information given
In medias res
Latin for “in the middle of things”. The tale begins in the middle of the action
Internal rhyme
Rhyming of words within a line of poetry
Irony
Contrast between actual meanings and the suggestion of another meaning
Verbal irony
Saying one thing and mean another
Situational irony
When the reader nor character expect the action
Dramatic irony
When the audience knows something that the character doesn’t know
Isocolon
Parallel structure in which parallel elements are similar not only in grammatical structure but in length
Jargon
Specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group
Juxtaposition
The location of one thing adjacent to another to create an effect, reveal an attitude, or accomplish some other purpose/// light vs dark
Malapropism
Mistaken substitution of one word for another word that sound similar
Maxim
A concise statement often offering advice
Mood
Overall climate of a piece
Palindrome
A word or line that reads the same backwards as it does forward
Plot
Sequence of actions and events in a literary work
Point of view
Narrative perspective from which events in a story or novel are told
First person point of view
Narrator tells everything in his or her own words// I, me, my
Third person point of view
Events are related by a voice outside the action not one of the characters
Third person omniscient
Narrator is an all-knowing, objective observer who stands outside the action and reports with different characters are thinking
Pun
A play on words usually using homonyms
Setting
The time and place in which the action occurs
Syllepsis
Construction in which one word is used in two different senses/// he threw the ball, he threw a fit
Symbolism
Use of one object, entity, etc. to suggest another
Syntax
Arrangement of words
Theme
Central idea or ideas the writer intend to share with the reader
Tone
The writers attitude towards the subject and audience
Homily
A sermon, or serious talk, speech, or lecture including morals
