Lit terms Flashcards
a point of view (who is telling a story) where the story is narrated by one character at a time.
1st person narrator
Any story told in the grammatical third person, i.e. without using “I” or “we”: “he did that, they did something else.” In other words, the voice of the telling appears to be akin to that of the author him- or herself.
3rd person narrator
left to the audience to make the connection;[2] where the connection is directly and explicitly stated (as opposed to indirectly implied) by the author, it is instead usually termed a reference.[
allusion
a description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something./the creation or construction of a fictional character.
characterization
any struggle between opposing forces.
conflict
involves the spelling, sounds, grammar and pronunciation used by a particular group of people and it distinguishes them from other people around them.
dialect
an interruption of the chronological sequence (as of a film or literary work) of an event of earlier occurrence.”
flashback
a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
foreshadowing
an extreme exaggeration used to make a point. It is like the opposite of “understatement.”
hypebole
When a writer attempts to describe something so that it appeals to our sense of smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing
imagery
occurs when a speaker speaks something contradictory to what he intends to say.
verbal irony
when, for instance, a man is chuckling at the misfortune of another, even when the same misfortune is, unbeknownst to him, befalling him.
situational irony
a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics
metaphor
a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.
mood
ontrary to expectations, existing belief or perceived opinion. “In order to lead, you must walk behind.”
paradox
figure of speech in which a thing – an idea or an animal – is given human attributes.
personification
the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.
purpose of the author
a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule.
satire
a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things.
simile
the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.
symbolism
defined as a main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly.
theme
an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.
tone
a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words.
irony
