Literary Terms Flashcards
Antagonist
A character or a group of characters which stand in opposition to the protagonist or the main character
Connotation
A meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly
Denotation
Literal or dictionary meanings of a word
Flashback
Interruptions that writers do to insert past events in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative
Foreshadowing
A writer gives an advanced hint of what is to come later in the story
Inference
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Mood
A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions
Plot
The events that make up a story or the main part of a story
Point of View
The mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story, poem, essay etc.
First Person POV
Involves the use of either of the two pronouns “I” and “we”
Second Person POV
Employs the pronoun “you”
Third person POV
Uses pronouns like “he,” “she,” “it,” “they,” or a name
Protagonist
The central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story
Style
The author’s own unique way of writing
Symbol/Symbolism
An object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant
