Literary Terms Flashcards
Anthropomorphism
The act of acting like a human rather than just being characteristics
Fairy Tale
A story that doesn’t contain a message (only entertainment)
Fable
A story/message with morality
3rd POV
Omniscient- knowing everything
Limited- doesn’t know everything; only one character
1st POV
Within the character; thoughts
Diction
Writers choice of words
POV
Point of view; the way you are reading the book
2nd POV
Narrator talking to reader with no thoughts; mainly non-fiction
Allusion
Words that mean different things that first read;come from mythology, bible, historical events, political, culture
Allegory
A story within a story; it has a surface story then another underneath
Personification
The attribute of human characteristics to a non-human
- Characteristics only
- Create Imagery
- Figurative Meaning