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Literary Terms Flashcards

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Short Story

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brief fictional story

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Plot

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events in the story

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Theme

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message or lesson

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Setting

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where and when the story takes place

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Characterization

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how a character is portrayed

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Direct Characterization

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the narrator tells us what the character is like “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch!”

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Indirect Characterization

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we find out through dialogue, description of character, what others say

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Protagonist

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main character

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Antagonist

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character that has a conflict with protagonist

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Round Character

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many human traits to make a personality

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Flat Character

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one personality trait-stereotype

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Dynamic Character

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character who changes mentally by the end of the story

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Static Character

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character who doesn’t change

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Irony

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expectation vs. reality

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Verbal Irony

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sarcastic remarks “I can’t wait to go to Mrs. Bailie’s class to take notes!”

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Situational Irony

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something happens that isn’t expected = fire station burns down, powerplant goes out, police station gets robbed

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Dramatic Irony

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audience knows something the character doesn’t. The killer is behind the shower curtain-victim walks into the bathroom

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Allusion

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reference to history or culture that the author expects us to know

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Conflict

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problem

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Internal Conflict

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man vs. self

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External Conflict

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man vs. man
man vs. nature
man vs. society
man vs. higher power/fate

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Point of View

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perspective of the story

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First Person

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narrator used I

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Third Person Omniscient

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narrator is not in the story but knows all things

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Third Person Limited

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narrator is not in the story but knows one person’s point of view

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Second Person

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“you”, recipes, how-to guides, instructions

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Foil

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characters that are opposites of each other

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Simile

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comparison using like or as “He was as fast as a cheetah”

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Metaphor

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comparison not using like or as “He was a cheetah on the field”

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Personification

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giving human traits to nonhuman objects

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Flashback

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past memories

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Foreshadowing

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giving hints to what will happen in the future

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Allegory

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story told with a moral or lesson/characters are symbolic and literal

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Satire

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making fun of weakness in society to prove a point

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Mood

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how a story/reading makes the reader feel

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Tone

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the author’s attitude towards his or her work

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Imagery

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language that appeals to the five senses

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Symbolism

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something that represents an idea or belief dove=peace flag=patriotism skull and crossbones=poison

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Dialogue

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conversation between characters

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Exposition

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background information in a story (characters, conflict, setting)

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Narrative Hook

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found in the exposition. Hooks the reader’s attention so they want to keep reading

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Rising Action

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events in a story leading to the climax of the conflict

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Climax

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the highest point of interest in the story - the AhHa moment

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Falling Action

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events leading to the end of the story

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Resolution

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the conflict is resolved at the end of the story. Not always a happily ever after

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Epic

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long poem or story narrating a hero’s deeds and adventures

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Hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse” and “The limo is as long as a football field”

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Onomatopoeia

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words that sound like the noise/sound effects “Oink” Meow” “Bang” “Boom”

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Soliloquy

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a long speech by a character on stage alone (thinking aloud)

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Suspense

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feelings of excited or anxious uncertainty about something

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Voice

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author’s use of language to make the story unique

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Oxymoron

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words that contradict each other (jumbo shrimp, pretty ugly, icy hot, small crowd, old news)

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Myth

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traditional story concerning a history of a people explaining a natural event

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