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 think which it describes explicitly
Connotation
Interruptions that writers do to insert past events in order to provide background information
Flashback
A writer gives an advance hint of what is to come in the story
Foreshadowing
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
Inference
A literary element that evokes certain feelings or
Mood
The events that make up a story or the main part of the story
Plot
The mode of narration that an author employs to let readers hear and see what takes place in a story
Point of view
Involves “I” and “We” pronouns
First person point of view
Pronouns “You”
Second person point of view
Pronouns “He” “She” “It” “They” Or a name
Third person point of view
The central character or leading figure in a poetry, narrative, novel or any other story
Protagonist
The authors 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
A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly
Theme
An attitude of a writer towards a subject or an attitude.
Tone
A repetition of the same sound
Alliteration
Repetition of the same word or phrase
Anaphora
Is the use of informal words and phrases in a piece of writing
Colloquialism
The language used by the people from a specific area
Dialect
A word which imitates the natural sound of a thing
Onomatopoeia
The use of a components in a sentence that are grammatically the same or similar in their construction, sound, meaning or meter.
Parallelism
Two opposite ideas are put together to receive a contracting effect
Rhetorical/Persuasive Antithesis
A means of convincing others of the character credibility of the persuader.
Ethos
