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