Literary terms Flashcards
Antagonist
a character or a group of characters which stand in the opposition to the protagonist or the main character.
Denotation
a meaning that is implied by a word apart from it which describes explicitly
Denotation
a 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 event of a narrative. By using flashbacks, writers allows their readers to gain insight into a character motivation and provide a background to a currents conflict.
Foreshadowing
a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later
Inference
a conclusion reached on the bias of evideince and reasoning
Mood
a literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions. Mood is the atmospere , sparkings an emotional response from the reader
Plot
the events that make up the story
Point of view
first person of view, two responses is “I” and “we”
point of view
second person view, employs pronouns as “you”
point of view
third response is , “he”, “she”, “it” and “they”
protagonist
the central character or leader figure in poetry , narrative , novel ect
style
author owns unique why of writing
symbol
an object represnting another to gibe it sn entirley
theme
a main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly
