Literary Terminology Flashcards
What is flashback?
The author the scene of a narrative to tell about earlier events.
Ex: “Lana thought back to her first visit to the beach.”
What is alliteration?
The repetition of identical beginning consonant sounds.
Ex: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
What is foreshadowing?
When an author often gives hints or clues as to what will happen in a story.
What is hyperbole?
Exaggeration; Author uses it for emphasis or humorous effect.
What is irony?
3 types:
- situational
- verbal
- dramatic
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two unlike things , without using like or as.
What is onomatopoeia?
The technique of forming words that imitate specific sounds.
What is paradox?
Is a statement that at first seems self-contradictory but that upon reflection makes sense.
Ex: “ less is more. “
What is personification ?
Gives human characteristics to an animal, an object or a thing .
What is pun?
Plays on words that have similar meanings.
What is refrain?
A word, phrase or series of lines that is repeated, adding rhythm and emphasis to a song or poem.
What is repetition?
The act of simply repeating words or phrases throughout a work.
What is simile?
Comparing two things using like or as.
What is symbol?
A person, place or object that has significance beyond its surface meaning .
What is tone?
The emotion created by the author’s use of language or by the characters words and actions .
What is understatement?
The opposite of hyperbole; it minimizes the importance of what is meant.
What is fiction?
Hint: Genre .
Based on imagination not on a fact.
What is nonfiction?
Hint: Genre.
Based on a fact.
What is poetry?
Ex: Genre.
Has rhythmically measured lines & tries to get people to understand the emotion .
What is drama?
Literary genre intended to be preformed by actors on a stage.
What is chronological?
A common structure of a novel or story.
What is epistolary novel?
A novel written in the form of letters, diary/journal entries, postcards, or e-mail.
What is frame narrative?
A story told within another story.
What is in medias res?
Latin term for “in the middle of things.”
