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 at 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 the words and descriptions
Plot
the events that make up a story or the main part of the 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, story, poem, essay etc.
Protagonist
the central figure or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story.
Style
the authors own unique way of writing
Symbol/symbolism
an object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning that is is much deeper an mire significant
Theme
A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated direcly of indirectly
